Author: Parzin » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:57 am
AEA wrote:No. A Psychiatrist has attend medical school and is physician and hold a M.D. degree. In residency, he/she received specialize training in field of Psychiatry, also to all rigorous training of medical school in general. And, just like other fields of medical practice such as internal medicine, Psychiatry focus mainly on the use of medication for treatment. Psychiatric training does not alway include training in Psychotherapy and not like training for many Psychologists, Psychiatrists are not require to complete any personal Psychotherapy but many Psychiatrists have pursued training in Psychotherapy too. This training has most often been in area of Psychoanalysis. A Psychologist usually hold doctoral degree (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D.) from a university or professional school. If he/she is in clinical practice, the degree will be in Clinical Psychology or it may be in Counseling Psychology. With exception of Psy.D. (purely clinical degree), all Psychologists have had extensive training in research, have completed a original scientific study—called a doctoral disertation—as a major part of training. The Psychologists training in research is what most distinguish a Psychologist from other provider of Mental Health treatment. Not only does field of Psychology use research to asess the efectiveness of various forms of treatment, but also any particular Psychologist trained in research should have acquire some solid skill useful for analyzing info and drawing conclusion in Psychotherapy sessions. Do you understand or do I confuse you more?
I understand very well. I am very familiar with the differences, they are the same as here.
I have taken many courses in the psychology of persuasion, but as you can see from my posts I have not learned anything from them...
Thank you for the detail, but you never told exactly what medical psychology was? I asked if it was the same as psychiatry because of the "medical" term. It is a very interesting field to be in. Tell me, who is your favorite psychologist and what theory of psychology do you like or identify with the most?
I think very few people I have ran into would not like psychology as an area of study for school. The problem in USA is that there are so many people studying psychology that it is difficult to get a job once they graduate... I am sure you will give us a lot of insight into many of the things that will be happening in the forum.
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