100 patients. I'm a family doctor. I saw that many people in a week during residency.
A psychiatry residency is 4 years not including medical school. Plus they learn all aspects of medicine. I have had psychologists try to tell me patients what drugs to take. My patients trust me and they never go back to those pseudodoctors again.
Your proposal is absurd.
The solution is simple. Primary doctors need to play a bigger role while psychiatry is slowly increasing their slots.
As someone in rural Illinois, it's clear we need something to help increase citizens access to care. Thanks for the post. Glad to see people are proposing viable solutions.
Most psyc meds are prescribed by general physicians who are struggling to keep up with the demands. These folks are trying to respond to the need with much less training than medical psychologists have. Looking forward to this being a public service initiative for both urban and rural underserved.
As someone in rural Illinois, it's clear we need something to help increase citizens access to care. Thanks for the post. Glad to see people are proposing viable solutions.
I can't think of a better time than in this economy, when people are dealing with additional stress, to have psychologists with additional training manage mental health medications. Psychologists listen and follow up with clients more regularly than others who prescribe. Why should people have to wait weeks to months to see a psychiatrist when psychologists in urban and rural areas are already trained to prescribe? People are suffering needlessly.
@4BetterMentalHealth You have been deceived - people dealing with stress need to learn how to manage it in a realistic way - a pill is not the answer. What you are suggesting makes psychologists the licensed neighborhood drug dealer. Psychology deals with human behavior - any psychologist who would prescribe pills may as well burn his/her degree.
The D.O.D. study, combined with the current outcome data from New Mexico and Louisiana, have disproved any claim of "endangerment" for patients. Requiring a patient to wait 6-8 weeks for treatment is a great threat to a patient's well-being.
The footage of Chicago shown makes it clear that psychologists have no intention of moving to rural areas in Illinois but would like to prescribe medications in cities like Chicago, which have an abundance of psychiatrists. Treating 100 patients and taking several classes doesn't come anywhere near the 4 years of medical school and 4 years of psychiatry residency training of psychiatrists. Psychologists prescribing would endanger patients- not improve patient care!!!
Clinical Psychology programs are 5 years plus a 1-2 year postdoctoral residency PLUS the proposed 3 year program to obtain prescription privileges. How is that not even close to the training for psychiatrists?! 8 years vs. 10 years? PLUS...Psychiatrists do NOT have close to the level of psychotherapy training that psychologists do. END of story.
100 patients. I'm a family doctor. I saw that many people in a week during residency.
A psychiatry residency is 4 years not including medical school. Plus they learn all aspects of medicine. I have had psychologists try to tell me patients what drugs to take. My patients trust me and they never go back to those pseudodoctors again.
Your proposal is absurd.
The solution is simple. Primary doctors need to play a bigger role while psychiatry is slowly increasing their slots.
73RoSes 2 years ago
@73RoSes I sincerely hope you're not prescribing psychiatric drugs to your patients like doctors are here for life's normal, everyday problems.
rusureuwant2know 9 months ago
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As someone in rural Illinois, it's clear we need something to help increase citizens access to care. Thanks for the post. Glad to see people are proposing viable solutions.
ProMentalHealth 3 years ago
Most psyc meds are prescribed by general physicians who are struggling to keep up with the demands. These folks are trying to respond to the need with much less training than medical psychologists have. Looking forward to this being a public service initiative for both urban and rural underserved.
jazzdoc1964 3 years ago
As someone in rural Illinois, it's clear we need something to help increase citizens access to care. Thanks for the post. Glad to see people are proposing viable solutions.
ProMentalHealth 3 years ago
I can't think of a better time than in this economy, when people are dealing with additional stress, to have psychologists with additional training manage mental health medications. Psychologists listen and follow up with clients more regularly than others who prescribe. Why should people have to wait weeks to months to see a psychiatrist when psychologists in urban and rural areas are already trained to prescribe? People are suffering needlessly.
4BetterMentalHealth 3 years ago
@4BetterMentalHealth You have been deceived - people dealing with stress need to learn how to manage it in a realistic way - a pill is not the answer. What you are suggesting makes psychologists the licensed neighborhood drug dealer. Psychology deals with human behavior - any psychologist who would prescribe pills may as well burn his/her degree.
rusureuwant2know 9 months ago
@rusureuwant2know There are many neurological barriers that therapy will not be able to treat.
yumyumsryummy 5 months ago
The D.O.D. study, combined with the current outcome data from New Mexico and Louisiana, have disproved any claim of "endangerment" for patients. Requiring a patient to wait 6-8 weeks for treatment is a great threat to a patient's well-being.
pedagogue 4 years ago
This is ridiculous.
The footage of Chicago shown makes it clear that psychologists have no intention of moving to rural areas in Illinois but would like to prescribe medications in cities like Chicago, which have an abundance of psychiatrists. Treating 100 patients and taking several classes doesn't come anywhere near the 4 years of medical school and 4 years of psychiatry residency training of psychiatrists. Psychologists prescribing would endanger patients- not improve patient care!!!
freudianslip5 4 years ago
This post is ridiculous.
Clinical Psychology programs are 5 years plus a 1-2 year postdoctoral residency PLUS the proposed 3 year program to obtain prescription privileges. How is that not even close to the training for psychiatrists?! 8 years vs. 10 years? PLUS...Psychiatrists do NOT have close to the level of psychotherapy training that psychologists do. END of story.
dphillip87 2 years ago
@dphillip87 I don't understand your point- or your concern...? So psychologist shudn't be able to prescribe like psychiatrist or yes they shud?
ephenderson 1 year ago