Prescription privileges for psychologists: opinions of pediatric psychologists and pediatricians.

Objective: To examine the opinions of pediatricians and pediatric psychologists concerning prescription privileges for psychologists.

Methods: 213 pediatric psychologists and 119 pediatricians returned surveys regarding their opinions about cost, access, and quality of psychological care if psychologists had prescription privileges.

Results: Pediatric psychologists had significantly more positive views of prescription privileges than pediatricians.