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What are the key differences between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?

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What are the key differences between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
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A psycologist treat your mind with talking and listening. The psychiatrist treat your mind with listening and pills.
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psychiatrists can write perscriptions and psychologists cannot.
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A psychologist is for "feelings" and "emotions" and the other is 4 the head
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One studies the mind the other treats it
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A psychiatrist writes prescriptions for meds.. A psychologist can't, they are more for therapy.
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A psychiatrist has an M.D and a Psychologist has Ph.D..a psychiatrist is a medical doctor and a psychologist is a therapist
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The first one briefly listens to your problems and prescribes the medication. The other one sits and talks with you about everything that is bothering you and teaches certain techniques/ breathing exercises to help you.
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A Psychiatrist can precribe meds, a psycologist can't.
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