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2019-06-21 06:53:58
Who is better at diagnosing any mental health problem or  mental illness is it a psychiatrist or psychologist?
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Psychiatrist.

Answered2019-06-21 15:35:17

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A Psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can both prescribe medicines and counsel a client. A Psychologist is a non medical person who can counsel and perform some psychological tests on a client but cant prescibe any medicine. Usually both work together for the betterment of an individual.

Answered2019-06-21 08:19:41

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