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What is the difference between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?

22 Dec 2022
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Athiya Kabir

Psychologists and psychiatrists are both mental health professionals who work to understand and treat various mental and emotional health issues. They tend to work together sometimes. Psychologists focus on therapy and counselling using non-medical interventions. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe medication and provide treatments for severe mental health conditions.

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