The psychological physician: Onward to the future.
This article considers the future of professional psychology, with particular reference to the scope of practice. Contemporary threats to, and opportunities for, professional psychology are discussed. It is argued that the course of our continuing evolution could lead to our becoming the premier primary behavioral health care profession, as psychological physicians. The prescription privilege agenda is discussed as the next logical step in that evolution.
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Hospital, Brookline, Massachusetts.
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