simply speaking:

psychiatrists are from medical schools.they are MDs specialized in psychiatry. their major tool is medication. their training in psychotherapy is not a major focus.

psychologists are from graduate schools of art and science. they are PhDs or PsyDs. their major tool is psychotherapy. their training in biological basis is not a major focus.

Thank you for your feedback about the article. I may change the English text later. I tried to make it casual.

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• 謝謝答複，那麽，什麽樣的病人看psychologist，什麽樣的 -悟空孫- ♂ (44 bytes) () 06/17/2009 postreply 15:36:28

• typically, people go see a psychologist first. if -王乃田- ♂ (349 bytes) () 06/17/2009 postreply 15:47:39