PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Professional, Medical Prescription
22 Oct 2020
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A physician (md) who has taken specialized post-doctoral training, called a residency, in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders (diagnosis and psychotherapy) Can also continue functioning as a physician, give physical examinatoins, diagnose medical problems etc. Prescribe psychoactive drugs (chemical compounds having a psychological effect that alters mood or thought process) Received specialised training at a psychoanalytic institute. Program involves several years of clinical training as well as the in-depth psychoanalysis of the trainee. Can take up to 10 years of graduate work to become a psychoanalysts and there are proportional fewer psychoanalysts in modern times. Counselling psychologists: a doctoral-level mental health professional whose training is similar to that of a clinical psychologist, though usually with less emphasis on research and severe psychopathology. Differs from clinical psychology in number (of programs available) Counselling programs tend to be terminal (students earn a masters and no doctoral progress occurs after)
