Posted by ShelliR on April 20, 2001, at 23:26:50
In reply to Re: Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist - Help!!!, posted by willow on April 20, 2001, at 21:47:28
Jennifer. There are, of course, both psychiatrists and psychologists who are good at doing therapy. If I had to choose blindly, however, I'd pick a psychologist. My experience is that in general they have better training in psychotherapy: psychiatrists accumulated most of their early experience in hospital settings, while most psychologists do their training (externships) in out patient settings. I have found personally that psychologists are often more open to various techniques in therapy, than psychiatrists (perhaps they are more conservative as a whole).
But of course, this is only my experience--basically try either one and see who you feel comfortable with. I would ask any therapist you decide to try how they work with depression, e.g., more analytically, more cognitively, etc. and decide which would suit you the best.
Shelli
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