What is the Difference Between Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Counsellors and Psychotherapists?
What follows is a simplistic and very general outline of how I understand the difference between psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule. What I identify are general patterns exhibited in the field.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a qualified medical doctor who has specialized in a medical understanding of mental health. As [...]