Why Some Psychologists Decide to Prescribe Medications During my carrier of being a psychologist, I have run into many obstacles in regards to managing medication for my patients. In the past, I was able to provide psychotherapy and neuropsychological testing, but I was unable to prescribe medication. Not only was I unable to prescribe medication…

The terms therapy and counseling are often used interchangeably, but there aresignificant differences between the two: duration, approach, depth of treatment, testingand nomenclature. Duration Therapy Illinois-duration Therapy tends to be longer-term. The focus is on deeper issues such as trauma and long-standing mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety and behavioral problems or patterns….

An Illinois Psychologist generally provides two basic services, psychotherapy and psychological and neuropsychological testing. While some doctors of clinical psychology only provide these two services, other psychologists have the distinction of being a prescribing psychologist. The prescribing psychologist provides psychotherapy as well as prescribes medications that can alleviate stress. Illinois Psychologists Provide Expert Analysisof Your Stress The Illinois…

How I prescribe mental health medications? My name is Dr. Anna Wegierek, and I have been prescribing medicine for a couple of years. I am a definitively conservative prescriber in terms of “going slow and low” at first.” In other words, I tend to prescribe the lowest dose while monitoring the patient over the next…