What is the difference between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?

Answer 1

A psychiatrist can prescribe medication and a Psychologist cant. These days psychiatrists are more popular because people want medication for their problems they don't just want to talk about them.

Answer 2

Psychologists suck. Don't take it the wrong way if any psychologists read this but it depends on you.

Psychiatrists are a real medical doctor and can listen to your story and give you medication.

A Psychologist is not a doctor and did not got o school nearly as long. Psychologists uses psychotherapy to try to help you and cannot give you any medication.

Sometimes seeing both helps, the psychologist to talk about it and the psychiatrist to get medication.

It depends on your problem. I had a severe chemical imbalance which left me in the ER and a psychologists could not help me only psychiatrist. I had an appointment with a psychologist and they referred me and it took months.

However, some research has shown that psychotherapy may be as effective as the medication for some disorders like mild depression.

However, if you have a severe chemical imbalance talking cannot help that and you need to see a psychiatrist.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

A psychologist has a degree in Psychology. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor with a specialization of psychiatry. A psychiatrist can prescribe medications and a psychologist cannot.

Answer 4

A psychiatrist is a person with a medical degree who should jolly well know better than to participate in the hypocracy of psychology.
A psychologist is the same kind of charlatan, but without a medical degree.
The psychiatrist can write prescriptions, the psychologist cannot.

Answer 5

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who treats the biological causes of mental illness, by prescribing medications etc. A psychiatrist doesn't have a lot of training in psychology. A psychologist isn't a medical doctor, but has a PhD in psychology and uses several psychological treatments in treating mental illnesses & personality conditions, such as counseling, behavior modification or whatever appropriate techniques apply. In some states some psychologists can prescribe medications as long as they have the proper certifications & under a psychiatrist's supervision.

Answer 6

A psychiatrist can write prescriptions, they are an M.D. A psychologist however has great training and gives you much more time and attention than any other doctor, usually helping to find the root of the problem. They have a Ph. D.

Answer 7

A psychiatrist is a doctor, a physician, who went to medical school and then had further education in the field of psychotropic medications, neurology, counseling, and mental health.

A psychologist is a person with a PhD, doctorate, who specializes in the field of mental health, counseling but cannot prescribe medications like a psychiatrist.

Both are very educated and knowledgable professionals who work as a team with others when helping someone with an emotional problem.

Answer 8

A Psychiatrist is a Medical Doctor, and is able to prescribe medications, a Psychologist is not an M.D., but has a doctorate in mental health, he or she does not prescribe medication, among other things.

Answer 9

A psychiatrist can write a Rx, a psychologist can not

Answer 10

Psychiatrist can prescribe medication, psychologist cannot. I think anyway.