TY - JOUR
AU - D. S. Shearer
AU - S. C. Harmon
AU - B. M. Seavey
AU - A . Y. Tiu
A1 - 
AB - Family medicine providers at a large family medicine clinic were surveyed regarding their impression of the impact, utility and safety of the Primary Care Prescribing Psychologist (PCPP) model in which a prescribing psychologist is embedded in a primary care clinic. This article describes the model and provides indications of its strengths and weaknesses as reported by medical providers who have utilized the model for the past 2 years. A brief history of prescribing psychology and the challenges surrounding granting psychologists the authority to prescribe psychotropic medication is summarized. Results indicate family medicine providers agree that having a prescribing psychologist embedded in the family medicine clinic is helpful to their practice, safe for patients, convenient for providers and for patients, and improves patient care. Potential benefits of integrating prescribing psychology into primary care are considered and directions for future research are discussed.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 4
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10880-012-9338-8
IS - 4
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
N2 - Family medicine providers at a large family medicine clinic were surveyed regarding their impression of the impact, utility and safety of the Primary Care Prescribing Psychologist (PCPP) model in which a prescribing psychologist is embedded in a primary care clinic. This article describes the model and provides indications of its strengths and weaknesses as reported by medical providers who have utilized the model for the past 2 years. A brief history of prescribing psychology and the challenges surrounding granting psychologists the authority to prescribe psychotropic medication is summarized. Results indicate family medicine providers agree that having a prescribing psychologist embedded in the family medicine clinic is helpful to their practice, safe for patients, convenient for providers and for patients, and improves patient care. Potential benefits of integrating prescribing psychology into primary care are considered and directions for future research are discussed.
PP - United States
PY - 2012
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
SP - 420
EP - 429
EP - 
T1 - The primary care prescribing psychologist model: medical provider ratings of the safety, impact and utility of prescribing psychology in a primary care setting
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - The primary care prescribing psychologist model: medical provider ratings of the safety, impact and utility of prescribing psychology in a primary care setting
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 23184275
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-012-9338-8
VL - 19
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2012
ER -