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What's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
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Type of training: Psychologists go into psychology after college to get a phd in either researh or clinical psychology (4 yrs), then an internship (1 yr) and postdoctoral training (1-2 yrs). Psychiatrists go college to medical school (4-6 yrs) then internship (1 yr) and psychiatry training (3 yrs). Child psychiatrists do 2 more yrs after that. Psychiatrists are physicians; psychologists are not.
Answered 4/11/2016
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Psych.: Also, psychiatrists are mds who can prescribe meds. Psychologists are phds who cannot.
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