What is a psychiatrist?
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A mind reader and the cause of most of my stress
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Psychiatrist; Psychiatry; Psychiatric. (it is easier to research when you use proper spelling).\n\nYou might interview one, though their fees are pretty high. \nYou might research how the field began.\nYou might visit an institution for the mentally ill, or an outpatient counselling center & talk to some people.\nYou might google jobs for psychiatrist.\nPsychiatrists are first MDs (doctors), and are able to prescribe medication. Some work in psychiatric institutions. Some do research. Some work for the military. Some counsel patients. \nGood luck!!\n\nhere are some websites to get you started:
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Psychiatrists have a medical degree and prescribes medicine along with all forms of verbal therapy.\nPsychologists do NOT have medical degree therefore can't prescribe medicine but they can talk to her\nA counselor can talk to her as well and their education varies.\nA therapist is just like a psychologist\n\nThere are different forms of therapy and psychologists, psychiatrists, couselors, therapist specialize in different areas. And the higher the education the more expensive the doctor.\n\nEither one is fine as long as they are compatible with your sister. Depression is a serious illness. She should get an assessment, preferably from a psychologist and then see whether she needs to see a pscyhicatrist for mental medicine.
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See a psychiatrist to get medicaton like Prozac.
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To work as a psychiatrist, you must:\n\ncomplete a bachelor's degree\ngraduate from medical school\ncomplete an internship\npass a state licensing exam\ncomplete a three-year residency program in psychiatry\npass additional exams to become board certified\nhave strong interpersonal skills; and\nbe self-motivated.\n\nFormal Education\nTo become a licensed doctor, you must complete medical school. Medical schools grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.M.) degree. You spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs. You study anatomy, biochemistry, and different medicines. You also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis. During the next two years, you work in hospitals and clinics under the supervision of physicians.\n\nYou usually need a bachelor's degree to get into medical school. While you do not need to be a pre-medicine or science major, these programs are good preparation. If you earn a liberal arts degree, be sure to take courses in physics, biology, and chemistry.\n\nOn-the-job Training\nWhile in medical school, you spend two years working as an intern in a hospital or clinic. As an intern, you rotate through internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics, oncology, and other hospital departments.\n\nAfter medical school, you complete a residency program in a specialty of medicine. Depending on your specialty, your residency lasts from three to five years. Residents usually work in hospitals. After your residency, you take additional exams to become board certified.
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My sister is a psychiatrist.  Really, the only people that treat her any differently from anyone else are usually people who aren't terribly educated themselves.  Psychiatrists are simply physicians who specialize in diseases and conditions of the brain, as opposed to other areas of the body.
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A psychiatrist can prescribe medicine; a therapist cannot. So "venting" would be better sutied to a therapist.  If psychotropic drugs were needed, the therapist would refer the patient to a psychiatrist,
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How about a psychiatric nurse?
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They are treated with psychotherapy and psychiatric medications.
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My name is Lacey and I am a psychiatrist and a therapist. I practice other things such as; psychology and medicine. I earned my PHD from Yale in 2003. I specialize in couple/marriage therapy and child Psychiatry. Any questions you have I can try to answer.\n\nNeed I say I am a psychiatrist I work in the field of mental health.
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Well, I'm not a psychiatrist but I don't believe the answer is as simple as all that.  This can be a crippling disorder and if you think you have this disorder, I urge you to speak to a professional about it.\n\nThis link is actually to a physician's reference site but it has good info nonetheless.  I hope it helps:
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psychiatrist - mental health\npodiatrist - foot doctor\noptometrist - eye doctor\ndentist - tooth doctor \nurologist - deals with bladder \nobstetrician - deals with pregnancy and birth\npediatrician - child doctor\noncologist- cancer doctor\nneurologist - brain and nerves\ncardiologist - heart\nnephrologist - kidney doctor\nrheumatologist - treatment of arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles and bones\ndermatologist - skin\nendocrinologist - thyroid and ductless glands \ngastrologist - digestive system\n\ntry this link for more that i cant think of:\n\nhttps://www.swedish.org/body.cfm?id=984
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Mental illness is best diagnosed by a social worker, psychcologist of psychiatrist.  Behavior such as severe controlling may be improved by their help.  Whether or not it is a mental illness falls into diagnostic guidelines.  Generally a person with that behavior needs to seek professional help on their own volition.  Hope this helps to answer your question.
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A psychiatrist who treats adults, as opposed to a child psychiatrist.
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schizophrenia - a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as in hallucinations and delusions), and conduct -- called also dementia praecox\n\nparanoid schizophrenia - schizophrenia characterized especially by persecutory or grandiose delusions or hallucinations or by delusional jealousy
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it's psychosis and Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. Persons experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations, hold delusional beliefs (e.g., paranoid delusions), demonstrate personality changes and exhibit disorganized thinking (see thought disorder). This is often accompanied by lack of insight into the unusual or bizarre nature of such behavior, difficulties with social interaction and impairments in carrying out the activities of daily living. A psychotic episode is often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality".  ALL signs of Alzheimer’s.
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A psychiatric evaluation involves an interview with a mental health professional, usually some psychological testing (pencil and paper), and data from any other relavent informants (like spouse or parents). The format of the report is to describe the patient's strengths and weaknesses, diagnoses, and recommendations for treatment.