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Effects of giving psychologists prescriptive authority: Evidence from a natural experiment in the United States

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  • Roy Choudhury, Agnitra
  • Plemmons, Alicia

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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Six states have granted psychologists prescriptive authority to address shortages in the provision of behavioral and mental health care services to increase provider access to pharmacological interventions using psychotropic medications.

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  • Roy Choudhury, Agnitra & Plemmons, Alicia, 2023. "Effects of giving psychologists prescriptive authority: Evidence from a natural experiment in the United States," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:134:y:2023:i:c:s0168851023001318
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104846
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    Keywords

    Occupational regulation; Psychologists; Scope of practice; RxP movement; Prescriptive authority; Suicide;
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    JEL classification:

    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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