| Attitudes and beliefs of marriage and family therapists regarding psychotropic drugs and therapy. | |
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PMID: 20618582 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinical members of AAMFT were solicited by means of a randomized multi-staged clustering technique to identify their attitudes and beliefs regarding psychotropic drugs. All participants were blind to the overall purpose of the study (n = 322) and were directed to read a clinical vignette and then identify what course of action they would take with the client. They were then asked to complete a small questionnaire regarding their attitudes and beliefs regarding psychotropic drugs. Results of the study showed that 35.7% of the clinicians identified medication and a medication referral as a viable treatment option they might pursue with a client meeting criteria for major depressive episode. Clinicians who reported having a dedicated university class (17.2%) in psychopharmacology were more likely to identify medication referral as a treatment option. However, 80% of the AAMFT clinicians we surveyed reported that they were not adequately trained about psychotropic medications in their graduate programs. Further implications regarding diagnostic practices are also discussed, as 26% of clinicians failed to explicitly diagnose the client in the case vignette with depression. |
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Authors:
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Paul R Springer; Steven M Harris |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of marital and family therapy Volume: 36 ISSN: 1752-0606 ISO Abbreviation: J Marital Fam Ther Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-10-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7904614 Medline TA: J Marital Fam Ther Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 361-75 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0801, USA. pspringer3@unl.edu |
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Adult Attitude of Health Personnel* Female Humans Male Middle Aged |
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