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Advocates
The view from the streets
Working psychologists in Oregon’s rural and urban communities are advocating for the privilege to prescribe certain prescriptions as part of a patient’s overall therapy. Here is the story of several medical professionals.
Peter Grover, PhD , Portland
"I'm an advocate of a primary care integration model, where psychologists are working directly with primary care physicians to help provide comprehensive mental health treatment that includes medication to patients."
Robin Henderson, PhD , Bend
"I wouldn’t need to have a woman with postpartum depression who I couldn’t get in to see a psychiatrist for six weeks."
David Wade, Psy.D. , Hood River
"It often takes five weeks to several months to see a psychiatrist for an initial evaluation. This can be dangerous to those who require immediate treatment. For others who are not in a life or death situation, this long wait can still result in missed work, increase in symptoms and a great deal of emotional pain."
Lynnea Lindsey, PhD , Hood River
"The more trained providers we can provide in Oregon, the better we can help our communities. That’s important for RxP trained medical psychologists. We want to be able to step in and service our community’s mental health needs."
Cliff Johannsen, PhD , Salem and Lake Oswego
"Medically trained psychologists would fill a desperate need in rural areas and save patients, insurance companies and the state money."
Doug Marlow, PhD , Hermiston
"…Medically trained psychologists have the specialized knowledge about psychotropic medications that general care practitioners may not."
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BULLETIN POSTS COMPELLING STORY
BEND, ORE. (April 12, 2007) – The daily newspaper in Bend, Ore., The Bulletin, has published a compelling and comprehensive story about a mental health patient who ended his life. The article lists the pros and cons of granting prescription-writing privileges to psychologists. The newspaper has granted users of this site a no fee link to this remarkable story.
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