The state's action, the first in the nation, has the blessing of the American Psychological Association ( APA ), which considers prescriptive authority a logical extension of psychologists ' role as health - care providers. But powerful groups, including the American Medical Association, oppose the idea and have a surprising source of support: psychologists themselves, some of whom call it a radical experiment and fear that the most likely victim will be the science of psychology.
State's actions, fist in the nation, has blessings of the American Psychological Association, considers prescriptive authority an extension of psychologists role as health care providers. Powerful groups including American Medical Association, oppose idea having a surprising source of support: some psychologist fear the victim will be the science of technology