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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on September 20, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm072
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Prescription Privileges for Psychologists: Opinions of Pediatric Psychologists and Pediatricians

William A. Rae, PhD1, Amanda Jensen-Doss, PhD1,2, Rachel Bowden, BS1, Marissa Mendoza, BS1 and Tanya Banda, BS1

1Department of Educational Psychology and 2Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to William Rae, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4225 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845. E-mail: warae{at}tamu.edu.


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Objective To examine the opinions of pediatricians and pediatric psychologists concerning prescription privileges for psychologists. Methods 213 pediatric psychologists and 119 pediatricians returned surveys regarding their opinions about cost, access, and quality of psychological care if psychologists had prescription privileges. Results Pediatric psychologists had significantly more positive views of prescription privileges than pediatricians. Despite not being in favor of prescription privileges, most pediatricians said that prescription privileges would not negatively impact their professional relationship, although ~37% said it would. Conclusion Pediatric psychologists and pediatricians differ significantly in their opinions about prescription privileges for psychologists. The implications of these findings for the working relationship between these two disciplines are discussed.

Key words: opinion survey; pediatricians; prescription privileges; professional collaboration..

Received February 1, 2007; revision received July 23, 2007; accepted July 30, 2007


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