TY - JOUR
T1 - Overcoming barriers to increase the contribution of clinical psychologists to work with persons with severe mental illness
AU - Roe, David
AU - Yanos, Philip T.
AU - Lysaker, Paul H.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Psychosocial treatments for persons with severe mental illness (SMI) have been developing rapidly over the past decade. Despite the fact that people with SMI are often in the greatest need of care, clinical psychologists are not currently playing a major role in their treatment and are underrepresented compared to other disciplines in this area such as nursing, social work, and psychiatry. In this article, we present possible reasons for clinical psychologists' underrepresentation and discuss motivators, potential opportunities, and ways for clinical psychologists to take a greater role in the provision of services for persons with SMI. Implications for the training of clinical psychologists are discussed.
AB - Psychosocial treatments for persons with severe mental illness (SMI) have been developing rapidly over the past decade. Despite the fact that people with SMI are often in the greatest need of care, clinical psychologists are not currently playing a major role in their treatment and are underrepresented compared to other disciplines in this area such as nursing, social work, and psychiatry. In this article, we present possible reasons for clinical psychologists' underrepresentation and discuss motivators, potential opportunities, and ways for clinical psychologists to take a greater role in the provision of services for persons with SMI. Implications for the training of clinical psychologists are discussed.
KW - Clinical psychologists
KW - Services
KW - Severe mental illness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34248373245&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2006.00051.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2006.00051.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17290300
AN - SCOPUS:34248373245
SN - 0969-5893
VL - 13
SP - 376
EP - 383
JO - Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
JF - Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
IS - 4
ER -