What's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?!


Question: What's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist!?
I'm 13 and getting a psychologist!. I keep saying "Why do I need a psychologist!?" and my mom keeps replying with "It's NOT a psychiatrist!!!" so Yahoo Answers is my last hope!. I have no clue what they do!.

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PSYCHIATRIST These are medically trained Doctors who have chosen to specialise in treating mental disorders!. The only ones qualified to prescribe medication!. Some psychiatrists have undergone extra training in therapy and offer similar things to psychologists or psychotherapists!.

PSYCHOLOGIST Anyone who has obtained a Psychology degree is entitled to call themselves a Psychologist!. However, there are many different kinds of Psychologist, and the people who are qualified to offer therapy are usually called Clinical Psychologists or Counselling Psychologists!. These people undergo an extra 3 year training which usually qualifies them up to a Doctorate level!. This can be a little confusing as they are Doctors of Psychology, not medicine!. They are usually trained in a variety of different therapies and are in a good position to assess you for the type of therapy you might need, and often are able to provide it!.
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A psychologist is a person who has gone to school and studied psychology!. They have PhD, or masters degree in clinical psychology!. IF they have a PhD, they are a Doctor, but not a medical doctor!. They will not be able to give you medication to treat a mental illness, they will typically meet with you more frequently, and use different methods to help you overcome your patricular problem, such as Cognitive behavior therapy, or even just talking and helping you work through your problems like that!.

A Psychiatrist has gone to medical School!. They are allowed to do anything that a regular doctor would do!. They have specialized in psychiatric!. They are typically, more medication focused, though of course there are exceptions!. A psychiatrist will probably meet with his patients less often than a psychologist, and spend less time with them!. There are again, exceptions!.

There are also counselors, who have varying levels of education!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Psychologists can't prescribe medication!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.

They focus more on talking and therapy!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.

Psychiatrist, prescribe medications almost exclusively and don't seem to use much talk therapy!.!.!.!.!.!.!.They deal with alot of people with schizophrenia and other problems and just use medication to get people sorted out!. They also see normal people with depression and anxiety etc, for this they will prescribe pills and not give you alot of talk therapy!.!.!.!.

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psychiatrist is a dr with a phd!. they help you though issues etc!.
a psychologist is a medial dr that can give you medication!. they are more on the medical side only, they can speak with you and get the facts down, but mostly deal with medication Www@Answer-Health@Com

A psychologist studies the way the brain functions and a psychiatrist treats mental illness!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The difference is that a Psychiatrist can prescribe medicine, psychologists can't!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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