A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness. A psychiatrist is trained to differentiate mental health problems from other underlying medical conditions that could present with psychiatric symptoms. If you are working with a psychiatrist, a lot of the treatment may be focused on medication management or a combination of medication and psychotherapy. The psychiatrist may provide the psychotherapy as well as medication management.

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Psychological treatment with a trained mental health professional can incorporate diverse theories and techniques.  A trained mental health professional can be a licensed professional counselor or a licensed social worker or a psychologist who has a doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD) in psychology. Psychological treatment is focused on increasing an individual’s independent mental and behavioral functioning.  Treatment aims to produce healthy and adaptive changes in an individual’s actions, thoughts, and feelings.

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