Compare and contrast psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists

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Psychiatrists go to medical school, receive an MD degree, and then take a psychiatric residency, which involves additional training in pharmacology, neurology, psychopathology, and psychotherapeutic techniques. Psychiatrists usually prescribe drugs to treat mental health disorders. Since the 1990s, psychiatrists have been providing less psychotherapy and instead focusing primarily on biological factors. Currently, less than 30% of psychiatrist office visits
involve psychotherapy.

Clinical psychologists go to graduate school in clinical psychology and earn a doctorate degree (PhD, PsyD, or EdD). This training, which includes one year of work in an applied clinical setting, usually requires five to six years of work after obtaining a bachelor's degree.
Clinical psychologists focus on psychosocial and environmental factors and use psychotherapy to treat mental health disorders.

Counseling psychologists go to graduate school in psychology or education and earn a doctorate degree (PhD, PsyD, or EdD). This training, which includes work in a counseling
setting, usually requires about 4 to 6 years after obtaining a bachelor's degree. Counseling psychologists, who function in settings such as schools, industry, and private practice, generally deal more with problems of living than with the mental disorders that are treated by clinical psychologists.