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How do psychologists differ from psychiatrists?

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Tom Pennybacker, a consultant psychiatrist at a private clinic in London, explains the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists, and how sometimes psychiatrists offer psychological therapies too. Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com

Video Transcription

A psychologist has specialist training in giving people talking treatments or psychological therapies. A psychiatrist is primarily trained to prescribe medications and diagnose psychiatric disorders, although some psychiatrists can also offer psychological therapies as well.

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