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[Edited 7/25/05 2:48am]

psychiatrist is usually a more medical avenue. pills and therapy,
or other treatments and therapy. usually because of a real and
concrete psychological disorder.

psychologist is a lot more just talking and dealing with stuff on
a level that does not have to be linked to concrete psychological
disorder.

counsellors are usually more of an aid to support you on your
daily routines and kind of keep an eye on you.

that's what I always figured them to be, anyway

IstenSzek said:

that's exactly what I needed to know...thank you

IstenSzek said:

I'd pretty much go along with that.

I think the training for each is quite different too.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who sub-specialise in psychiatry, and therefore have a medical background, can prescribe drugs etc

Psychologists are trained in psychology only (not medicine) and tend therefore to have a scientific background, a lot more theory based.

Counsellors can pretty much be anyone (these days ) for a long time there was no formal training other than that pertaining directly to the job in hand. I think now you can probably do a degree in counselling (?)

I thought a psychiatrist is more research related, dealing with how the brain works, and the structure of it. So the equivalent of the professor
A psychologist is the one who treats patients, more like the clinician.

I agree with Isten on the counsellor bit.

IstenSzek said:

Yeah, dittoz 2 dat

AlfofMelmak said:

As Predom said, a psychiatrist has to train as a medical doctor first. So they have to take the usual route of medical training then they specialise in psychiatry. A psychiatrist can conduct research but they also diagnose and prescribe medication to patients. A psychologist doesn't need to train as a medical doctor.

Lleena said:

I stand corrected

nerd

Natisse said:

There's 2 forward slashes to the left and ...only one to the right




You're welcome

PANDURITO said:

AlfofMelmak said:

A clinical psychologist doesn't prescribe drugs and tends to deal more with anxiety and depression, neurosis rather than psychosis. They need a general psychology degree and post graduate training.

thanks Leena it's been a big help the information on the thread

Lleena said:

you're welcome, if you're interested in training in psychology good luck Nat

Counselling I'm not sure about though.

Lleena said:

Why do you so much on this subject?!?

AlfofMelmak said:

Casue I wanted to be a psychologist and studied the subject in my first degree but decided it wasn't for me and went into teaching art and I.T instead

Lleena said:

Good save!

AlfofMelmak said:

I enjoy what I'm doing now, it's still an interesting subject but I'm not cut out for it. anyhow, I still use some of the skills in teaching. I loved art too much to pursue it. I've still got all my psych books.

This is true. However, they often do deal with psychosis (though your use of the word "tends" probably means you knew this - I'm not sure).