Whats the difference between a Psychotherapists, Psychiatrist, Psychologist?
A psychiatrist is a trained medical doctor. They have been through medical schools, and then studied psychiatry as an additional area. Therefore they can prescribe any medications, such as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics. A psychiatrist is an expert in mental health and its treatment, although since mental health is such a wide area, many psychiatrists will specialise further for instance in child and adolescent psychiatry. Psychiatrists will generally be looking at mental health problems from a biological perspective. A psychologist usually has a degree in psychology. Often they will also have a PhD in psychology which means that they can all themselves “Doctor”. While they might be a doctor of psychology, this is not to be confused with a medical doctor. Psychologists are not medically qualified, and therefore cannot prescribe medications. However, psychologists will be trained to help people with mental health problems by providing talking therapies, and other psychological tre
