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Should you choose to see a health care professional with a PhD MD or MSW degree in regards to mental health issues?

April 26, 2017degree health care mental health MSW PHD professional regards

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Should you choose to see a health care professional with a PhD MD or MSW degree in regards to mental health issues?

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Well, each degree is very different with how they believe mental health should be treats. Someone with an M.D. will, as stated above, tends to prescribe medication to resolve a problem. Someone with a Ph.D. would probably recommend counseling, maybe some behavior therapy, and medicine may also be recommended depending on the severity of the problems. Someone with a M.S.W. cannot prescribe medicine (unless of course they also have a medical degree) and will probably choose behavior therapy and counseling as a solution.