The Move to Prescribe: A Change in Paradigm?

Is practitioner interest in prescriptive authority an indicator of our increased adoption of a biological approach to mental health treatment? This exploratory survey examined the relationship between practitioners' causal attributions for a subset of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

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Published in:Professional psychology, research and practice research and practice, 2006-04, Vol.37 (2), p.205-209
Main Authors: Levine, Eva S, Schmelkin, Liora Pedhazur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Female
Human
Male
Medical diagnosis
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental Health Services
Mental Illness (Attitudes Toward)
Prescription drugs
Prescription Privileges
Psychologist Attitudes
Theoretical Orientation
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Summary:Is practitioner interest in prescriptive authority an indicator of our increased adoption of a biological approach to mental health treatment? This exploratory survey examined the relationship between practitioners' causal attributions for a subset of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (text revision; American Psychiatric Association, 2000 ) diagnoses and attitudes toward prescribing. Although practitioners favoring prescriptive privileges did show a trend toward biological conceptualizations, the predominant result of the survey suggested that practitioners continue to strongly support the utility of psychotherapy. Further, most practitioners indicated that a biopsychosocial approach was most informative in guiding actual practice. Implications of these results for our identity as psychologists and for clinical decision making are discussed.
ISSN:0735-7028
1939-1323
DOI:10.1037/0735-7028.37.2.205