Posted by 10derheart on November 18, 2011, at 12:03:02
In reply to Re: psychopharmacologist vs psychiatrist » Phillipa, posted by jane d on November 18, 2011, at 4:44:18
Great points, janed. I'd agree you have to take info on Wise Geek with a bit of a grain of salt....I'm unsure of its sources...?
In this case, though, it might be the difference between **clinical** psychopharmocology and use of the term without the clinical modifier. Maybe there are more psychologists doing this than we think....I dunno.
I just clicked over to the plain definition here:
http://topics.wisegeek.com/topics/psychopharmacology.htm#
...and it seems more like what I understood it to mean. If I had a psychiatrist, I'd ask how they understood its use....but I don't. My own therapist,(MA in counseling/social work) who chose not to get her doctorate, wants to go back to school to become a nurse practitioner so she can more comprehensively treat clients.
MDD (presently in complete remission); ADD-Inattentive type; mild anxiety (not fomally dx'd)
Meds: Strattera 80 mg q day
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