Simple, straightforward speak please!!
2007-02-05 07:11:12 · 11 answers · asked by Coley 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
psychiatrist solve your problems with medicine.psychologist solve your problems with your behaviours and thinking way..
2007-02-05 07:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychiatrist: MD specializing in psychiatry
Psychologist: PhD or PsyD in psychology
Nowadays, it's possible that clinical psychologists are prescribing medications. I've seen graduate programs offer coursework in psychopharmacology. I'm not so sure that this is the distinguishing factor anymore.
The main difference is really the focus... as medical doctors tend to look at biological factors that could contribute to mental illness. Clinical psychologists tend to focus more on the mind through various therapeutic techniques (psychoanalysis, gestalt therapy, etc.).
There are also other areas of psychology - e.g., social, developmental, cognitive - where many psychologists have devoted their careers to research.
2007-02-05 08:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by ms_lain_iwakura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well very simply to become a Psychiatrist you need to have completed a medical degree and then specialised in Psychiatry. Psychiatrists can prescribe medicine and Psychologists can't... they usually deal with the biological causes as well as the psychological causes of problems.
A psychologist has to get a Phd to practice (depending on which country you live in) and deals with the psychological issues, they cannot presribe medicine and might therefore consult with a psychiatrist if necessary.... hope thats simple
2007-02-05 07:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by tarzanatvw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychiatrist went to medical school much as a medical doctor but specialising in psychiatry and can prescribe medicine. A psychologist studied psychology sometimes to become therapist, clinical psychologist or a researcher... They usually can't prescribe medicine even if working with the mentally diseased.
2007-02-05 07:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by herashadow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor, while a psychologist is not. A psychiatrist is licensed to diagnose and treat medically-induced mental illness with medications, surgery and shock therapy. A psychologist may not use any of those therapy modalities.
2007-02-05 07:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A psychiatrist is a specialist doctor who prescribes drugs to cure mental / emotional illness.
A psychologist is a graduate who has studied human behaviour , personality, etc but is not a medic
2007-02-05 07:15:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
psychiatrist has an MD. Specializing in psychiatry
psychologist has a MS or PhD in clinical psychology.
2007-02-05 07:20:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology deals with a whole range of subjects - from cognition and perception to development and neuroscience.
Psychiatry is a subsection of psychology that deals with neuroses, phobias and just day-to-day worry, usually by the process of Catharsis, although many psychiatrists employ a number of alternative methods.
2007-02-05 07:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by muldenthalle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Psychiatrist can lock u up the psychologist can`t
2007-02-05 07:18:59 · answer #9 · answered by R@lzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
psychologist looks at the way the brain and mind works.
psychiatrist looks at the brain and inside of us
2007-02-05 18:51:26 · answer #10 · answered by SAMANTHA H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋