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[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A psychologist can a psychiatrist can't.

A psychologist is a proper medical degree. People confuse the two terms and use them interchangeably though.

[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 year ago

A psychiatrist is a medical professional in my country, while a psichologist is a therapist with no license to recommend or prescribe medication.