Well, not really, no.

A therapist is trained to solve psychological problems using counseling, not medication. Medication is not a solution they are trained to use. They can suggest that a patient try a medication if they want, but their suggestion doesn't legally carry any more weight than your friend suggesting a medication.

A therapist needs to know what medications you're on in case they might be influencing your behavior in some way. Unless they are a prescribing psychologist (very rare), they are not going to be thinking about how to use medication to solve your problem, because that is beyond the scope of authority of the average therapist.

I have never heard of a therapist getting a bonus for referring a patient for medication, because medication would have to come from a doctor. Psychiatric medication can come from literally any doctor. A psychiatrist is not required to get psychiatric meds. A primary care doctor can do it, and in many cases, is the one who is prescribing those meds.

So a therapist can say, "You should try an SSRI," and the result would be that the patient goes to any random doctor and gets the prescription if the doctor agrees that it's appropriate. Since no specific doctor is required for these meds, I can't see how the therapist could get a payout from it.

Well, not really, no.

A therapist is trained to solve psychological problems using counseling, not medication. Medication is not a solution they are trained to use. They can suggest that a patient try a medication if they want, but their suggestion doesn't legally carry any more weight than your friend suggesting a medication.

A therapist needs to know what medications you're on in case they might be influencing your behavior in some way. Unless they are a prescribing psychologist, they are not going to be thinking about how to use medication to solve your problem, because that is beyond the scope of authority of the average therapist.

I have never heard of a therapist getting a bonus for referring a patient for medication, because medication would have to come from a doctor. Psychiatric medication can come from literally any doctor. A psychiatrist is not required to get psychiatric meds. A primary care doctor can do it, and in many cases, is the one who is prescribing those meds.

So a therapist can say, "You should try an SSRI," and the result would be that the patient goes to any random doctor and gets the prescription if the doctor agrees that it's appropriate. Since no specific doctor is required for these meds, I can't see how the therapist could get a payout from it.

Well, not really, no.

A therapist is trained to solve psychological problems using counseling, not medication. Medication is not a solution they are trained to use. They can suggest that a patient try a medication if they want, but their suggestion doesn't legally carry any more weight than your friend suggesting a medication.

A therapist needs to know what medications you're on in case they might be influencing your behavior in some way. Unless they are a prescribing psychologist, they are not going to be thinking about how to use medication to solve your problem, because that is beyond the scope of authority of the average therapist.

I have never heard of a therapist getting a bonus for referring a patient for medication, because medication would have to come from a doctor. Psychiatric medication can come from literally any doctor. So a therapist can say, "You should try an SSRI," and the result would be that the patient goes to any random doctor and gets the prescription if the doctor agrees that it's appropriate. Since no specific doctor is required for these meds, I can't see how the therapist could get a payout from it.

Well, not really, no.

A therapist is trained to solve psychological problems using counseling, not medication. Medication is not a solution they are trained to use. They can suggest that a patient try a medication if they want, but their suggestion doesn't legally carry any more weight than your friend suggesting a medication.

A therapist needs to know what medications you're on in case they might be influencing your behavior in some way. Unless they are a prescribing psychologist, they are not going to be thinking about how to use medication to solve your problem, because that is beyond the scope of authority of the average therapist.