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[1] [4] As of 2024 there are approximately 250-300 active, prescribing psychologists across the United States, with over 240 graduate students and psychologists enrolled in an RxP training program. [5] Nearly 1,500 individuals have completed a master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology and over 500 have passed the PEP.
In 2014, under the leadership of President Beth Rom-Rymer and IPA's Legislative Committee, Illinois was the third state to pass legislation enabling clinical psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medication with additional education and training, also known as the Prescriptive authority for psychologists movement (RxP). [4]
The content of a prescription includes the name and address of the prescribing provider and any other legal requirements, such as a registration number (e.g., a DEA number in the United States). Unique to each prescription is the name of the patient. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the patient's name and address must also be recorded.
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Senate Bill 458 would allow nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs without doctor supervision. Legislators say its a way to improve health care access.
Psychiatric disorders, including depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder, are common and gaining more acceptance in the United States. The most commonly used classes of medications for these disorders are antidepressants, antipsychotics, and lithium. Unfortunately, these medications are associated with significant neurotoxicities.
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