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Angelo
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What is the difference between a therapist and a psychiatrist?
I only know that a therapist helps people with their personal problems. But, psychiatrists do this too, so I'm not aware of their differences.
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Michelle M.
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Hello, Angelo !
This is an intricate but good question. In a sentence - Psychiatrists are doctors. They can treat, analyze, diagnose and prescribe medication. They do not typically test patients for intellectual disabilities, psychologists do that.
A therapist can be many things and the most typical in your area in which you live would be a Social Worker who is licensed by the state of New Jersey. They provide clinical therapy for patients that have mental illness. If support services are need, they refer to a case management program. This is typical in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT).
A Case Manager does all of the supportive services: Housing, Benefits Advisement, transportation, food, applications for benefits, arranges for other services such as medical, legal and addiction related services. Case Managers also provide advocacy, negotiation, situational counseling (which is not therapy) and interact with the client's family members. This is the hands on position that "helps" clients. The other positions assist the client with healing from their illnesses.
The basic difference between Psychiatrists and Counselors is education level. Counselors usually have a Masters in Counseling while Therapists such as Social Workers have a Masters in Social Work. Psychiatrists have a Doctor of Medicine M.D degree or a D.O. as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. They are medical doctors and the others are not.
There is a difference between counseling and therapy. Counseling is advice, explanation, information, support and therapy is clinically based using techniques for serious mental and emotional issues. Therapy is therapeutic (treats and heals) where as counseling is more social-based in nature. That's one way of describing it.
I hope this helps ! Have a great day !
This is an intricate but good question. In a sentence - Psychiatrists are doctors. They can treat, analyze, diagnose and prescribe medication. They do not typically test patients for intellectual disabilities, psychologists do that.
A therapist can be many things and the most typical in your area in which you live would be a Social Worker who is licensed by the state of New Jersey. They provide clinical therapy for patients that have mental illness. If support services are need, they refer to a case management program. This is typical in the Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT).
A Case Manager does all of the supportive services: Housing, Benefits Advisement, transportation, food, applications for benefits, arranges for other services such as medical, legal and addiction related services. Case Managers also provide advocacy, negotiation, situational counseling (which is not therapy) and interact with the client's family members. This is the hands on position that "helps" clients. The other positions assist the client with healing from their illnesses.
The basic difference between Psychiatrists and Counselors is education level. Counselors usually have a Masters in Counseling while Therapists such as Social Workers have a Masters in Social Work. Psychiatrists have a Doctor of Medicine M.D degree or a D.O. as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. They are medical doctors and the others are not.
There is a difference between counseling and therapy. Counseling is advice, explanation, information, support and therapy is clinically based using techniques for serious mental and emotional issues. Therapy is therapeutic (treats and heals) where as counseling is more social-based in nature. That's one way of describing it.
I hope this helps ! Have a great day !
I am really grateful you took the time to answer this question.
Angelo
I am happy to help out !
Michelle M.
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A Therapist is more like a social worker They provide clinical therapy for the patients. And a therapist also helps the emotional and series parts of Having mental issues Now, however, a psychiatrist Listens to your mental situation to see if you need medication Where they can treat, diagnose and And get your medication Subscribe to you Without you having To go over the edge. This is my opinion