American Psychological Association (apa) Pharmacotherapy for psychologists: prescribing and collaborative roles, hardcover/robert e. mcgrath

This book takes a comprehensive look at how pharmacotherapy is reshaping the practice of psychology.

It argues the benefits of extending prescriptive authority to appropriately trained psychologists and chronicles the experiences of prescribing psychologists.

About the Author Robert E.

Mc Grath, Ph D, is a professor of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he currently directs both the doctoral program in clinical psychology and the master of science program in clinical psychopharmacology.

He received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1984 from Auburn University.

He has since authored approximately 150 publications and presentations, primarily in the areas of assessment and measurement, statistical methodology, and professional issues in pharmacotherapy.

Mc Grath has been a candidate for president of APA, serves on the APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Committee on Science and Practice and is a former president of APA Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy).

He is the three-time winner of the Martin Mayman Award presented by the Society for Personality Assessment for contributions to the literature on personality assessment.

Bret A.

Moore, Psy D, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist with the Indian Health Service and a former active-duty Army psychologist.

He received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2004 from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, and his master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology in 2009 from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Moore is coeditor of Living and Surviving in Harm's Way: A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post-Deployment of Military Personnel and coauthor of The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Treatment Planner.

He is an active member of APA Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy), former membership chair for Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), and Rx P chair for Division 1.