| Since psychiatrists were first called
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| | Psychiatrists typically receive only
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| alienists in the 1800s, mental health
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| | three years of training during their
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| treatment has diversified and expanded.
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| | residency, studying mental health and
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| Over the years the mental health
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| | psychiatric treatment. As such, they are
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| professions have evolved and improved
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| | rarely taught or practice psychological
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| their treatments.
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| | counseling, testing or psychotherapy.
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| There are now at least 5 separate mental
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| | They also receive little, if any training
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| health disciplines in America that
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| | in family or marriage counseling. When
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| provide treatment for emotional problems.
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| | consulting with a psychiatrist you can
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| It is interesting; cooperation and
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| | generally count on providing a medical
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| competition among these professions has
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| | history and being prescribed psychotropic
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| forced them to expand the diversity of
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| | drugs.
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| their services, compete by reducing fees
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| | Occasionally, he or she will refer you
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| and sometimes do a little bit of both.
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| | for counseling or testing. Again, their
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| The most highly educated professional in
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| | fees and your co-payment are largely
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| the practice of mental health is the
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| | determined by your insurance company.
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| psychologist. He or she has a doctoral
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| | The clinical social worker, licensed
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| degree in psychology, which represents
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| | marriage and family counselor and the
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| about 6 years of college training in
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| | licensed mental health counselor also
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| mental health, psychology and counseling,
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| | provide individual and family counseling.
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| plus an internship.
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| | A social worker has 2 years of graduate
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| Their areas of expertise include
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| | training in the practice of social work,
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| psychotherapy, counseling, diagnosis,
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| | which includes training in counseling and
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| psychological assessment, testing and the
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| | community casework as well as a masters
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| conducting of clinical research. Their
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| | degree.
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| education is rigorous and after earning
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| | The marriage and family counselor has 1
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| their doctorate in a 3-4 year graduate
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| | to 2 years of training specifically in
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| program, they are required to
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| | counseling problem marriages and troubled
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| successfully complete an internship and
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| | families. Both of these professionals
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| pass a comprehensive examination which
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| | also have a masters degree, serve an
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| qualifies them to practice independently
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| | internship and pass a comprehensive
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| in the state.
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| | examination in order to be licensed to
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| The bulk of their college training is in
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| | practice.
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| the psychological sciences, which makes
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| | These professionals mainly do counseling
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| them the most qualified experts in mental
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| | and occasionally may refer a client for
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| health and psychological issues. Their
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| | testing or medication. Some, but not all
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| fees are largely determined by the health
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| | insurance policies will pay for their
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| insurance companies with which they are
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| | services.
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| affiliated.
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| | The variety of professionals providing
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| A patient is likely to pay from $10 to
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| | treatment for emotional, relationship and
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| $50 per visit as a co-payment with the
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| | family problems reflects the variety of
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| insurance company paying the balance.
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| | treatments and interventions available:
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| The psychiatrist has a doctoral degree in
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| | Drugs, psychotherapy, individual
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| medicine or osteopathy and is mainly
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| | counseling, marriage counseling, family
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| responsible for prescribing psychiatric
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| | counseling and psychological testing,
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| medications and performing occasional
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| | sometimes called X Rays of the Mind.
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| electroshock treatments. They receive
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| | It is important to know what type of
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| the bulk of their education, 2 years of
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| | professional you are consulting because
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| upper division college work and 4 years
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| | most treatment providers will recommend
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| of osteopathic or medical school,
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| | options and engage in treatment based on
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| studying the chemical, biological and
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| | their own unique education and
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| medical sciences.
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| | experience.
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