psychiatrist, psychologist
- psychiatrist, psychologist
A
psychiatrist is a specially trained physician, the holder of a doctor of medicine degree, who practices
psychiatry, the medical study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness. A
psychologist is a person trained to do psychological analysis and research, that is, a study of mental processes and behavior. A
psychologist may hold the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of philosophy but not necessarily. Both a
psychiatrist and a
psychologist may engage in
psychotherapy, the psychological treatment of mental, nervous, and emotional disorders, but it is generally accepted that this form of therapy, as well as
psychoanalysis, is usually restricted to the practice of persons who have earned a medical degree.
See also physician.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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