| A mental health professional with a PhD or Psy.D in | | | | training. The therapist you go to for your treatment |
| psychology is basically known as a psychologist. The | | | | must hold a professional degree in a specific filed of |
| training and education includes six year graduate | | | | mental health care and must possess a license to |
| degree in therapeutic treatment of the emotional | | | | practice it. The career of a psychiatrist starts at a |
| problems, human behavior, psychological test | | | | medical school. After acquiring MD, they further go for |
| administration and construction, statistical analysis of | | | | a 4 year medical health residency training, generally in |
| data, experimental research, and clinical internship. | | | | hospital's psychiatric department. |
| The individuals studying clinical psychology have to go | | | | After the completion of their residency training the |
| through a rigorous training in techniques and theories of | | | | physicians gets a license to practice psychiatry. The |
| psychotherapy. Of all health care professionals, only | | | | psychologists have to go through 5-7 years of |
| psychologists can report and administer the outcomes | | | | graduate study, leading to a doctor degree. They may |
| of the psychological tests. | | | | own a Psy.D or PhD. Those individual who are |
| The difference between psychiatrist and psychologists | | | | interested in clinical psychology and treating people can |
| mainly are in terms of their qualification and area of | | | | pursue Psy.D. The requirements for licensing may |
| practice. Psychiatrists are the medical doctors (M.D.s) | | | | differ from one state to another. |
| whose education and training includes at least 4 years | | | | Being a medical doctor a psychiatrist is able to do the |
| of extra clinical training and medical school. Due to the | | | | things that psychologist cannot: |
| medical training, they are able to bring an understanding | | | | They can prescribe medications. The Louisiana state |
| of emotional and medical issues into their practice. | | | | has now permitted the psychologists to consult |
| They posses deep knowledge of medication and its | | | | psychiatrist and write medications. The most common |
| effects and use it during the treatment of patient. | | | | misconception about the psychologists is that they only |
| Among all mental health care professionals, | | | | cure people suffering from mental disorders like bipolar |
| psychiatrists are only able to evaluate patients for a | | | | disorder or schizophrenia. The psychiatrists working at |
| particular medication and can prescribe drugs. | | | | the hospitals and clinics see many tough cases. The |
| Psychotherapist refers to only those individuals who | | | | majority of cases are of those people who are |
| are engaged in psychotherapy. The term does not | | | | suffering from a serious mental disease. |
| imply to a specific educational discipline, license or | | | | |