How do you know what kind of mental health professional is right for you? Psychologist or Psychiarist?

Answer 1

I highly recommend a psychologist because talk therapy is the most effective way of overcoming your mental illness. A psychiatrist will prescribe medications to alter your mood, which is okay if you are an absolute basket case and unable to talk reasonably about your problems, but won't solve your problems. Most psychiatric medicines have side effects that make it difficult to function normally.

Answer 2

There have been many good advisors here, distinguishing between the role of psychologist and psychiatrist, the emphasis being that psychiatrists are the only ones that can prescribe you medicine. Some psychologists, thought, have a policy of 'formally' recommending to your family care physician medications that may be of help to your mental state or ability to function, and then your family doctor may be able to get you the medications you need.

In some circumstances, such as a long history of mental illness, one depends most heavily on the aid of a psychiatrist, since such a person usually benefits from prescriptions, rather than mere talk and advice. Sometimes the advice a psychiatrist or psychologist gives is not very helpful. I have noted this often. But just this year, at age fifty two, I finally had a series of sessions with a psychologist who REALLY connected with me and taught me a way of *seeing things* that I had NEVER heard of before. It was, in addition to my normal psychiatrist half hour a GREAT IMPROVEMENT for my day to day attitudes. And so, I would say that psychologist will be able to help you with your attitudes, help you to see things in a way which is beneficial to YOU as you go through life. To help you see where you stumble, and help you solve the problems in habit, motivation, or presumption which make you stumble. A psychologist can, therefore give you a certain kind of mental tool.......which can help you DEAL with the hardships of daily events which relate to your mental or emotional distresses or inabilities. With me, it was my inabilities, or lack of a respectable level of ability to comprehend the dynamics of social situations. He helped me A LOT. More than any other psychiatrist or psychologist, along the lines of....HOW I LOOK AT THINGS.......but my psychiatrist is the one who helps CURE my mental illness with talk and medicines. I love my psychiatrist very much, and have been going to him for ten years...he is a real human being, not aloof...he is precious to me. He saved me. And so, my psychiatrist I think saved my life, while my psychologist helps me live it. That is the distinction, I'd make. Angel

Answer 3

well, it's really up to you. a psychologist usually analyzes people's problems but cannot diagnose any thing for the "client". A psychiarist, on the other hand, diagnoses a patient to determine his or her mental health and is usually the one who can prescribe medication. generally, being a psychiatrist takes longer that being a psychologist because it is in the medical field

Answer 4

wow if youhave a need for mental health and werent told you should go to ground floor again start with family doctoers recommendations and just do it if yu have bothersome issues your in need of a compansionate facility whom will help not suck your insurance and how to tell is even mental needs by anyone still havve feeling and instinct dont feel right and you are not instatutionalized chances are your instincnt will tell you some times patience not at first sight okay we all were raised somewhere else and are different just see how the little things are like door opening water if you need it and its not a ignorancing game while your at the desk wanting to ask where the podie is as far as stem cell sadness and more and seems to be more not mental but phiysical they would be characterized ok people stero mental a bit i suggest keep it in family and not little brother haha kidding but ask a trused doc or have you herd read and youll suceed im just learning that to its fulles cant read ask for help it is a must to explore settle you anxiety

Answer 5

A psychologist is someone who is trained in counseling. They can have anywhere from a bachelor's degree to a PhD.

A psychiatrist is a doctor who has specialized in mental health. Because they are doctors, they can prescribe medications.

Answer 6

I think it depends of how bad is your problem. If you got a big problem that represents a danger for your life, health or physical security then it is a psychiatrist. The same if you are a danger for other's people life and other's people physical security.
Psychologist is more for just talking, I call it the light part and the psychiatrist is for extreme cases when the person or other people are in danger.
By instance if you think of killing yourself or if you tried to kill yourself

Answer 7

mayb both. psychiarist s will give u mads if u ned them. psychologist s is some 1 to listen 2 u when u need 2 talk 2 some1 and they will tell u if u need the meds. i d go 2 both.

Answer 8

It depends on your needs. Both of them can diagnose you. Psychiatrists prescribe medicines. Psychologists can't prescribe medicines, but they use various kinds of therapies to help people deal with their problems. So it really depends on the nature of your problem.

If you need medicines you go to a psychiatrist. If you need therapy you go to a psychologist. A lot of people need both medicines and therapy, so they see both a psychiatrist and psychologist.

If the one you go to first isn't right for you they usually tell you that or you feel it yourself and then it's not a problem for you to go to the other one.

Answer 9

It depends....some people just need only a psychologist; some people (like myself) need both.

To tell the difference:

Psychologists are the counselors. They're the ones with the Ph.Ds and M.S.s

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who are legally allowed to prescribe medication.

Answer 10

"what's my first assembly going to be like with a psychiatrist? throughout your first bypass to, your psychiatrist will specially make a radical assessment of your indications and the historic previous of your issues with a view to evaluate the capability reward of medicine as a therapy determination. he or she would be able to additionally ask approximately your loved ones historic previous as properly as any scientific issues from which you will go through. he or she would be able to then examine with you the advantages and downsides of medicine as a therapy determination which comprise skill component effects. you are able to then make an pronounced determination approximately notwithstanding if or no longer you will decide to objective medicine." different psychological well-being care experts will do very almost precisely a similar. Therapists/psychologists won't emphasize meds as lots.