Question by spiffy(p]ooh: Can anybody help me decide on whether to be a psychiatrist or a psychologist?
I know that a psychiatrist is a medical doctor and can give out medicine and psychologist don’t deal with medicine. I really want to deal with kids that have been through thing like abuse and rape and etc. Like what the chinese dude in law and order svu deals with.

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Answer by KD69
How long do you plan on studying? To be a psychiatrist, you’re looking at 9 years, for psychology its 4 or 5. Are you only interested in mental and emotional problems or physical problems too? You got to be a M.D before you can study psychiatry, psychology is a simpler route if thats what you’re looking for.

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