A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who has specialized in mental health. They are able to write prescriptions for psychiatric drugs.
A psychologist has undergone training to counsel people.
So in the case of a mental illness, a psychiatrist might make the diagnosis and prescribe and monitor the treatment while a psychologist works with the patient to help them learn to cope with their problems.
2006-10-05 08:39:14
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answered by Julia S 2
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A psychologist has a PhD and primarily counsels people and does psychological testing. A psychiatrist is an MD and can prescribe medications.
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2006-10-05 08:44:58
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answered by WiserAngel 6
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A psychiatrist is a medical doctor and as such has completed medical school and usually will have the letters M.D. or D.O after his name. A pscyhologist has studied pscyhology and human behavior as well as psychological theory and has a Ph.D. Psychologist will usually do psychotherapy, psychological testing and counseling. Psychiatrists will usually do medication and some of them also do psytherapy.
2006-10-05 08:41:16
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-12-08 09:02:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Sycologist
2017-01-09 09:22:29
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answered by ? 4
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A pschologist deals primarily with counceling and the like. A psychiatrist actually has a medical degree, and deals mostly with drug therapy.
2006-10-05 08:44:48
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answered by telefantastical 6
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Medical school. A psychologist is not a medical doctor. (There is no such thing as a prescription license.)
2006-10-05 08:38:51
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answered by kitcat 3
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A psychiatrist prescribes the drugs you need that your psychologist recommends. One has a prescription license and the other doesn't!!
2006-10-05 08:38:49
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answered by Anonymous
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a psychiatrist can prescribe medications and the psychologist can not...
2006-10-05 08:39:58
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answered by Becky 4
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ONE HAS A FOUR YEAR DEGREE AND THE OTHER HAD A DOCTRATED. YOU FIGURE OUT WHICH IS WHICH
2006-10-05 08:44:34
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answered by roy40372 6
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