Or just head quacks? My Grandpa used that term? Was that a compliment?
2007-01-16 17:32:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No, psychologists are not doctors, they study human behaviour.. They help people who are have problems..
Psychiatrists are real doctors.. They treat people with mental illness.
2007-01-16 17:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by twinkle sundae 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are but they are not Medical Doctors they cannot perscribe physcal treatments only a Psychiatrist can do that. The Psychologist primarily adresses the emotional and cognative aspects of a disorder like a spider phobia, you don't need pills for that. A schedule of classical conditioning sessions will work better. Both Doctors work in consort to achieve health both the physcal part of the brain and the mental aspect. A Psychiatrist may test for chemical abnormalities or brain physcal abnormalities and fix it with drugs or surgery.
2007-01-16 17:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by xx_muggles_xx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think head quacks is really a compliment, but psychologists are really doctors, doctors in sociology, anthropology, and the human mind
2007-01-16 17:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychiatrist is an MD with a speciaty in psychiatry. A psychologist has a PhD or PsyD in psychology. the final public I meet in those fields are actually not quacks, notwithstanding if, I actual have run into some.
2016-10-07 06:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychologists are doctors in that they have received their PhD. Anyone who earns their doctorate (PhD) is considered a doctor.
However, psychologists are not Medical doctors, or M.D.'s. They cannot prescribe medicine, if you need it.
An M.D. who studies psychology and then goes into psychology is called a psychiatrist. That's what my dad is. He was an M.D. (family practice) for over 20 years, then he studied psychology and passed his boards and has been practicing psychiatry for over 20 years.
There are good psychologists out there... but you have to remember that they are more like glorified counselors and not medical doctors. I prefer to see either a counselor when I need counseling or a psychiatrist when I need help with my depression.
2007-01-16 17:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they are not Doctors they cant give you drugs
Quack no they do have a degree in psychologist & they can make recomandations to a physcrist your granny has anger management problems take her back to the home
2007-01-16 17:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by LCee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Psychologists are not doctors, but psychiatrists are and they can prescribe medications. A growing alternative to Psychologists is a "life coach"Life coaching is a practice of assisting clients to determine and achieve personal goals. they help you move forward instead of picking at old wounds
2007-01-16 17:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are actually doctors..i believe in this coz a doctor is a person having a professional degree and capable of treating the patients of his diseases..similarly a psychologist treats the mental status of the patients..
2007-01-16 17:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by cool one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a doctorate without being an MD. What do you mean by "real" doctor. There are many types of doctors.
2007-01-16 17:57:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychologists are not medical doctors (M.D.s), but psychiatrists are. A psychologist, though, might have a PhD, so then you'd still call him/her "Doctor". But (s)he could not prescribe medications.
2007-01-16 17:35:01 · answer #10 · answered by ralfg33k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋