Posted by mindevolution on January 30, 2007, at 4:14:51
In reply to Should psychologists have prescribing priveledges?, posted by saturn on December 5, 2006, at 8:27:50
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> And moreover, *will* they?
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>psychiatrists should not have diagnosing privileges as they are not schooled in the science relating to the human mind, further any diagnosis must be scientifically based, or the diagnosis should be invalidated.
By contrast psychologist should not have prescription privileges.
that is a psychologist should be able to make a diagnosis of a mental illness and potentially treat it with psychological therapies, where as a psychiatrist should only be able to treat a patient with a psychological diagnosis with medical therapies.
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