I'm psychology major/ human health and wellness minor, and I've been recently weighing my future career options.
I know that psychiatrists prescribe meds and psychologist generally don't, and a psychiatrist has a higher salary, but what are some of the other significant differences? and what exactly does a therapist do? or is it just a different name for the same thing?
I really want to get into the medical field, but I also want to do counseling and talk therapy, and do more than diagnosing and prescribing medication. Are there psychiatrists who do more behavioral modification therapy than medication therapy?
I'm a 4.0 student so grades are not a problem and lots of schooling does not bother me, nor does the idea of medical school; so beyond that, what are some of the major appealing and unappealing factors of the different fields?
Any info (especially from people in the field) would be greatly appreciated!
2007-10-02
12:06:04
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