What is a psychiatrist?!


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A mind reader and the cause of most of my stress

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A psychologist who can prescribe medicine.

Psychiatrist- A doctor who deals with mental health, also can prescribe medications
Psychologist- they are not doctors, they deal only with therapy. Cannot prescribe medications.
Psychiatrists have gone to med school. Not psychologists.

A psychiatrist prescribes medicine..
A psychologist does the whole therapy thing, and if he can send you to a psychiatrist to get medicine.
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It is the Odd in charge of the Id.

a doctor with spcial training and practice in psychology

Psychiatrist: A physician (an M.D.) who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. Psychiatrists must receive additional training and serve a supervised residency in their specialty. They may also have additional training in a psychiatric specialty, such as child psychiatry or neuropsychiatry. They can prescribe medication, which psychologists cannot do.
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