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University Health Services Director Dr. David S. Rosenthal ’59 wrote in an e-mail that the use of Ritalin and other prescription drugs by students without prescriptions “could be” a significant problem at the College.
“Split care is driven by financing. Health insurers—and the Harvard system is in effect an insurance company—restrict psychiatrists to prescribing and only the very highest care, and therapists, who are cheaper, are dedicated to therapy,” says Meredith Rosenthal...
Rosenthal, the public health professor, says that using nurse practitioners is a good way to cut costs—so long as they work in conjunction with doctors.
“Nurse practitioners don’t stand alone. They are part of a medical group where the doctor is effectively behind them,” Rosenthal says. “They are really cost effective, and they listen better than anyone.”
Rosenthal also advised frequent hand washing with either soap and water or an alcohol-based hand gel to provide a measure of protection during a possibly severe flu season.