Medical psychology information

Medical Psychologist
Occupation
Names	Clinical psychologist
Occupation type	Specialty
Activity sectors	Clinical Psychology, Medicine
Description
Education required	Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) Or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP)
Fields of; employment	Hospitals, clinics
Related jobs	Psychiatrist Psychotherapist

Medical psychology or medico-psychology is the application of psychological principles to the practice of medicine, sometimes using drugs for both physical and mental disorders.

A medical psychologist must obtain specific qualification in psychopharmacology to prescribe psychiatric medications and other pharmaceutical drugs.^[1] A trained medical psychologist or clinical psychopharmacologist with prescriptive authority is a mid-level provider who prescribes psychotropic medication such as antidepressants for mental health disorders.^[2] However, a medical psychologist does not automatically equate with a psychologist having authority to prescribe medication. In fact, most medical psychologists do not prescribe medication and do not have authority to do so.^[2]

Medical psychologists apply psychological theories, scientific psychological findings, and techniques of psychotherapy, behavior modification, cognitive, interpersonal, family, and lifestyle therapy to improve the psychological and physical health of the patient. Psychologists with postdoctoral specialty training as medical psychologists are the practitioners with refined skills in clinical psychology, health psychology, behavioral medicine, psychopharmacology, and medical science. Highly qualified and postgraduate specialized doctors are trained for service in primary care centers, hospitals, residential care centers, and long-term care facilities and in multidisciplinary collaboration and team treatment.^[3]

^ "Psychopharm Courses » Prescribing Psychologist' Register -". Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
^ ^a ^b Moore, B. & Muse, M. (2012). Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists. Wiley.
^ "APA Division 38 statement on the use of the term Medical Psychology". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-09-14.

[1] "Psychopharm Courses » Prescribing Psychologist' Register -". Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-24.

[Moore,_B._2012-2] Moore, B. & Muse, M. (2012). Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists. Wiley.

[defs-3] "APA Division 38 statement on the use of the term Medical Psychology". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-09-14.

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