Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Explained

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 2, 2011 -- Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
By Dr. Beverly Howze, PhD


Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes while psychiatry is a branch of medicine. Beverly Howze, PhD is a medical doctor who provides both medical and psychological therapy treatments.

Psychologists can counsel patients, as can psychiatrists, but only psychiatrists like Beverly Howze, PhD can prescribe medicinal drugs and therapy treatments.

Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry

A Psychiatrist is a trained medical doctor that prescribe medication to patients suffering from mental disorders.Whereas a clinical psychologist like Beverly Howze, PhD is not trained or licensed to administer drugs.But it is only a clinical psychologist that can conduct a psychological test to assess and determine effective treatment, sheds light Beverly Howze, PhD.

Psychiatrist - Some one who has earned MD and has taken general medicine. Can prescribe medicine. After MD has to have residency training for 4 yrs. Deals with mentally and emotionally imbalanced people.
Psychologist - Studies for 4 to 6 yrs about animal and human behavioral perceptions. Cannot prescribe medicine. Works tangently with psychiatrist to analise patients. Also has to hav 2-4 yrs of training under professionals.

Beverly Howze, PhD knows that clinical psychology and health psychology are not entirely separated fields of research or practice. Nonetheless, clinical psychology focuses on the causes, prevention, and treatment of abnormal psychological disorders, while health psychology focuses on the causes, prevention and treatment of physical disorders that are impacted by psychological processes. Beverly Howze, PhD has found that health psychology grew from clinical psychology as a sub-specialty. It has previously been known as behavioral medicine. How people respond to the dissemination of health education, how they make decisions about harmful behaviors (e.g., smoking or drug use), how they manage complex diseases (e.g., diabetes), how to impact psycho-physiological disorders (e.g., essential hypertension or psychologically induced urticaria), and how to reduce stress that exacerbates physical disorders are instances of the foci of health psychology. Beverly Howze, PhD also finds that a related field that has emerged over the past couple of decades is psycho-neuro-immunology.

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