What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry? What should one pursue for better career prospects?

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Aman Kumar | Guide-Level 12

8 years ago

Psychiatrists are doctors who graduate from medical school, they have a year of medical internship, and have 3 years of residency in the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders. Psychologists have a doctoral degree in an area of psychology, the study of the mind and human behavior. They

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Rahul Sharma | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

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Siddharth Bhardwaj | Guide-Level 14

8 years ago

The Psychology and Psychiatry are both different apart. Psychology deals with human perception, cognition, behavior, etc. Psychiatry on the other hand is a medical branch deals with mental disorder, diagnosis, prevention and medicines. Traditionally, the basic research program in Psychology has been

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Devi Singh | Guide-Level 11

8 years ago

In simple words, Psychologists are professionals who evaluate and study behavior and mental processes. They do not give medicines, as they are not licensed physicians. They focus extensively on method like psychotherapy i.e. talking with their patients about their problems. They may also recommend a

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Aarush Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

What is Psychiatry? Psychiatry is the study, analysis and treatment of mental disorders using psychotherapy, psychoactive medication, and other psychiatric modalities. The mental disorders psychiatrists treat include behavioural, affective, perceptual and cognitive abnormalities. All psychiatrists

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