What's the difference between "Psychology" and "Psychiatry"?

Question

Give details & explain

Answer 1

...psychology is a study and psychiatry is a health specialization

Answer 2

Psychology is a field of study that branched from Philosophy around the late 1800's to early 1900's. In general it is the study of the psyche or mind. While it draws from many other scientific disciplines such as biology, medicine, physiology, etc., it differs from Psychiatry by degree.

Psychiatry encorporates Psychology with an emphasis on the affective relationship between the mind and the body. Psychiatry is Psychology on steroids!

A PhD in Psychology is more often than not a highly educated, highly trained person with many hours of clinical experience, whereas a Psychiatrist is (in a very general sense) a Medical Doctor with advanced training in Psychology.

The world has changed fast and I haven't thought about this in years, so I'm keeping it as simple as possible for me.

Earf!

Answer 3

A psychiatrist has attended medical school and is a physician and therefore holds an M.D. degree. In residency, he or she received specialized training in the field of psychiatry, in addition to all the rigorous training of medical school in general. And, just like other fields of medical practice such as internal medicine, psychiatry tends to focus mainly on the use of medications for treatment. Therefore, psychiatric training does not necessarily encompass training in psychotherapy, and, unlike the training for many psychologists, psychiatrists are not required to complete any personal psychotherapy. Nevertheless, many psychiatrists have, for personal reasons, pursued training in psychotherapy. Historically, this training has most often been in the area of psychoanalysis.


Psychology

A psychologist usually holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D.) from a university or professional school. Generally, if he or she is in clinical practice, the degree will be in Clinical Psychology (although it might be in Counseling Psychology). With the exception of the Psy.D. (a purely clinical degree), all psychologists have had extensive training in research, having completed an original scientific study—called a doctoral dissertation—as a major part of the training.

In fact, the psychologist’s training in research is what most distinguishes a psychologist from other providers of mental health treatment. Not only does the field of psychology use research to assess the effectiveness of various forms of treatment, but also any particular psychologist trained in research should have acquired some solid skills useful for analyzing information and drawing conclusions in psychotherapy sessions.

Moreover, in addition to research training, the psychologist will have completed one or more clinical internships, and he or she will likely have been required to have experienced at least a year of personal psychotherapy.

Many psychologists also receive training in psychological testing.

And

The short answer is, psychiatrists are medical doctors and psychologists are not. The suffix "-iatry" means "medical treatment," and "-logy" means "science" or "theory." So psychiatry is the medical treatment of the psyche, and psychology is the science of the psyche

Answer 4

i am going to give you the short version of the difference between Psychology and Psychiatry. you see, psychiatry deals with studying how people think , not how they feel. psychiatrist are the only the doctors to give out medication for mental illness or emotional illness( between-Psychologists and Psychiatrist). Psychologist can on talk to you about your problems and see what the psychological cause is. they can't give you medicine.

Answer 5

The differences are the qualifications needed and what they are allowed to do as a result. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor trained in mental illness, so can prescribe medication. A psychologist (chartered) has studied at least 4 years and is qualified in human behaviour, normal and abnormal. Clinical psychologists work with mental illness, and carry out therapy but can't prescribe.

Answer 6

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

Why Psychology, is the science itself. Such as applied psychology, cognitive psychology, child psychology, experimental psychology, social psychology, and industrial psychology.

In other words, someone needs the knowledge of psychology, to work in the field of psychiatry. =)

Answer 7

great question madhavi:) yOU know though these words sound synonimous but still there lies a "deep" difference !! Happiness can be found of things which may not even be beneficial to our spiritual or psychological aspect like we may go out & have our favourite dish & clothes etc., we would feel happy. But satisfaction comes from a kind of achievent, if we get good grades in studies we would get a positive feeling that says "hard word paid off" now thats more beneficial isn't it ;p[ Now peace.... I think it depends on what attitude we adopt towads the "activities" we do for "happiness" or either "satisfaction", peace actually exist in our self, it just has to be found by us. A person of ignorance might feel peace while a hard worker could be strresed. It can be even oposite to that . So peace needs to found by us.

Answer 8

Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes, emotion, personality, behavior, and relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental health problems.

Psychology differs from the other social sciences — anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology — in seeking to explain the thinking, emotion and behaviour of individuals, couples, families and other social groups . Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with mind rather than brain, in other words experience and behaviour rather than brain structure or chemistry. However, the subfield of neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes and how these relate to the mental and experiential phenomena. It is clear that our life experience influences our brain states and vice-versa in complex ways.


Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental illness. Its primary goal is the relief of mental suffering associated with symptoms of disorder and improvement of mental well-being. This may be based in hospitals or in the community and patients may be voluntary or involuntary. Psychiatry adopts a medical approach but may take in to account biological, psychological, and social/cultural perspectives. Treatment by medication in conjunction with various forms of psychotherapy may be undertaken and has proved most effective in successful treatment. The word 'psychiatry' derives from the Greek for "healer of the spirit".

Answer 9

I think it is best to see the difference via the qualifications.

A Pychiatrist is a medical docter who specialises in mental illness, so they would treat using a combination of behaviour advice and medicinal treatments.

A Psychologist has a PhD , an advance social science degree in behaviour or counceling...their treatment is more counseling, behavioural based.

But their is a lot of cross functioning in both which is why I said the qualifications matter so much ,because some Psychologist are very much into scientific research especially the Biological Psychologiest...hope this helps

Answer 10

Basic difference that most people notice: psychiatrists prescribe medications, psychologists do not.

Underlying difference?

Psychologists are interested in the environmental component of mental health and dynamics within the environment. It deals with how we respond to the world around us. Mental illness, then, is a result of maladaptation. There are a bunch of models within psychology for conceptualization of mental illness. Psychiatrists are based on a medical model with diagnosis and disease. That's why they prescibe -- cure mental illness with a pill.

Answer 11

Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes, emotion, personality, behavior, and relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental health problems.

Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental illness. Its primary goal is the relief of mental suffering associated with symptoms of disorder and improvement of mental well-being. In the United States, Psychiatrists are doctors of medicine (MD) or osteopathy (DO) and are board certified in most states in treating mental illness using the biomedical approach to mental disorders, including the use of medications. Psychiatrists may also go through significant training to conduct psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and/or cognitive behavioral therapy, but it is their medical training that differentiates them from other mental health professionals.