First, you major in Psychology, then masters in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, and then Medical School to get your doctorate. It's more like a three step process.
Psychologist = Counselor/ Therapist who refers to medical doctor.
Psychiatrist = Can perscribe medication to patient, then and there.
But that soon may change and Psychologist may also be able to perscribe psychoactive drugs if the FDA approves it.
2006-07-20 08:18:19
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answered by LizzieBeth 3
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Unfortunately, there are no colleges that offer majors in psychiatry only medical schools. If you are thinking about going into psychiatry as a psychiatric technician first then they do have majors for that. It is best to go for a major in psychology if you are planning on becoming a psychiatrist.
Check out this link for Psychiatry Technician colleges:
http://www.universities.com/On-Campus/Associate_degree_Health_Professions_and_Related_Clinical_Sciences_Psychiatric__Mental_Health_Services_Technician.html
Best Universities for Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician:
Drexel University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Northern Kentucky University
2006-07-20 09:19:38
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answered by Expert Answers™ 4
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Because Psychiatrists are medical doctors, I think you have to major in psychology or another science as an undergrad, at pretty much any college, and then go to medical school and do a focus on psychiatry.
2006-07-20 08:14:24
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answered by zippythejessi 7
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Psychiatry, like obstetrics or podiatry is a division of medicine. If you want to go into psychiatry, you have to go to medical school first. Now, if by chance you mean psychology, then almost every college in the US has a bachelor's program in psychology. Then you can proceed to graduate school to pursue a phd in clinical psych or any other type of psych.
2006-07-20 08:13:59
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answered by ronnieneilan1983 3
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I don't know if there is any school that offers a degree in psychiatry, but most colleges have a psychology degree. If you want to be a "psychologist" you usually have to complete some graduate level work. To be an actual "psychiatrist", you have to go to medical school after completing your undergraduate work. I went to Notre Dame and my friend is a school psychologist. She first got her undergraduate in psychology and then a masters degree from University of Illinois.
2006-07-20 08:15:12
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answered by calidomer03 1
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Go to college and graduate, then you go to med school, then do a residency in psychiatry. No colleges major in psychiatry.
2006-07-20 08:13:06
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answered by Anonymous
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A double major would not furnish you with 2 bachelors ranges, it delivers one bachelors degree in 2 matters. Premed isn't a significant, that is a chain of instructions you could take alongside with any major. Bio is uncomplicated. in case you go with 2 majors, and for the reason that premed calls for about 10 courses, %. ones that overlap with premed or you'd be spending 5-6 years incomes a bachelors (and also you've were given yet another 9 years of faculty and education after the bachelors to be a psychiatrist). Bio, chem, physics, engineering, math, and neuroscience may have some overlap.
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answered by Anonymous
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Psychiatry is a medical speciality whose primary goal is the treatment of mental illness. Its name derives from the Greek for "healer of the spirit". In the United States, it is practised by people (psychiatrist) holding M.D. or D.O. degrees.
While all clinicians encounter patients with mental illnesses and any of them may treat it, psychiatrists specialize in these areas. They are specifically trained in the differential diagnosis (the distinguishing of various forms) and treatment of mental illness. Treatment can involve medication, psychotherapy (such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy), and psychosocial interventions.
In general, being a qualified medical practitioner is a prerequisite for entering training to become a psychiatrist, though the process and time spent may vary from country to country.
In the United States, psychiatrists can be board certified as specialists in their field. After completing four years of college, then 4 years of medical school, these physicians practise as psychiatry residents for another four years. Psychiatry residents are required to complete at least four post-graduate months of internal medicine or pediatrics and two months of neurology during the first year. After completing their training, psychiatrists take written and then oral board examinations.
2006-07-20 08:15:11
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answered by DanE 7
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You have to go to medical school in order to study Psychiatry. In college you can study pre-med and Psychology.
2006-07-20 08:13:57
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answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7
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Medical Schools. There are hundreds in this Country. Psychiatry is not a major, but a specialty - you take more pharmacology and psych. then other specialties. But, Psychiatry is not psychology, with is also a Doctorate program, but not taken in medical school. Please contact any university and schd. appt. with the correct department for advisement.
2006-07-20 08:16:35
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answered by gemami 2
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a psychiatrist must have an MD and then specialize in psychiatry. So go to any college/university, apply to med school, complete med school and then go on and specialize.
2006-07-20 08:12:38
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answered by frauholzer 5
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