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Psychology vs. Psychiatry - Psychology
| Psychology vs. Psychiatry Be My Friend - www.myspace.com Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D. psychologist discusses the difference between psychiatry and psychology. Psychiatry focuses on medical or physical interventions such as drugs, electroshock therapy, deep brain stimulation by electrode, psychosurgery, etc. This is the model of biological psychiatry. Behavior problems are considered to be actual medical illnesses with physical causes despite the fact that after over 100 years of attempts to identify a physical cause for mental illness, there are still none. Often time people are given antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor or Wellbutrin. SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are often promoted as correcting chemical imbalances in the brain but there is no proof that depression or mental illness is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain nor is there any proof that antidepressants correct an imbalance. These medications often time have horrible side effects like agitation and sexual dysfunction. Psychology by contrast acknowledges the potential of behavior problems being learned responses which can be corrected with therapy and communication, education and understanding. There are no cures in psychiatry. Psychiatric medications only suppress or inhibit symptoms of behavior problems. This creates long term mental health consumers who take expensive drugs but never fully recover from their difficulties. Visit Dr. Breedings website at www.wildestcolts.com <b>...</b> |
#1The Amazing Dr. Greg Cynaumon | "Psychology vs. Psychiatry; Psychology "
Psychology is a branch of Science that deals with human behavior - MIND..Psychiatry on the other hand, deals also with human behavior but they are licensed to do medical procedures and are allowed to give medical treatment - Psychiatrist must be a licensed physician.Psychology = study of human behavior Psychiatry = study of human behavior + medical treatment -- Dr. Greg Cynaumon |
| Now this really make sense. I am a little confuse with psychology and its difference with psychiatry. I thought that these two were synonymous with each other. And so whenever I hear of psychologists, I thought them to be the same with psychiatrists. Now I know that those who gave medications to their patients were the psychiatrists. And would I be wrong if I think of psychiatry as a course far more expensive to take than psychology? |
| This is genuinely interesting to me, though I place little stock in either branch, as most mentally healthy people. It is not until you are sick that you pay attention to doctors and their like, so I believe it is normal that most people would not think about this branch of science or medicine or whatever they call themselves. However I do appreciate their contributions to society when they are positive. |
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