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What are the guidelines concerning the authorization of a licensed clinical psychologist who is not an MD to prescribe medication for patients?
  1. Psychologists who are not also licensed practitioners of general medicine cannot prescribe medication under any circumstances
  2. Some states, but not all, accept the psychologist’s Ph.D. in clinical psychology as sufficient qualification to prescribe medication.
  3. Some states, but not all, may permit a psychologist to prescribe medication after completing a designated specialized training program in addition to the course of study already completed for the Ph.D.
  4. A psychologist in any state may be permitted to prescribe medication after completing a designated specialized training program in addition to the course of study already completed for the Ph.D.
Explanation
Answer: C - Some states, but not all, may permit licensed clinical psychologists to prescribe medication for their patients, but only after they first complete a special course of study on psychopharmacology. Since many patients can benefit from a combination of both psychotherapy and medication, allowing the same person to administer both, provided he or she is fully qualified, makes sense.
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