My question is kind of complicated…
-If someone is treated long term with psychiatric medication that is not working and much of this treatment occured during childhood what kind of adverse reactions might it have on the person.
-I am looking for immediate effects
-Long term effects with and without the continuation of the inproper treatment
-Also how well [...]

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I am a psychology major and would like to become a doctor of clinical psychology, so i figured that trying to work out any issues i have with the field, may be a healthy process.
So, if we have a field of medicine which can treat, quite well, many of the most severe psychological disorders, do [...]

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I used to be an animal groomer for 6 years, and had previously worked as a vet assistant, but decided to go back to school full time to pursue something different. I’ve already taken many different career and personality assessments, and have a good idea of my strengths/weaknesses, and what types of things I [...]

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What ancient writers called demon possession is said to be mental disorder of the various types which are familiar to psychiatrists today. It is then argued that since modern psychiatry can explain the phenomena formerly attributed to demon possession we no longer need to believe in the existence or activity of demons. Now bear [...]

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i think i want to go into a career in psychology but im not sure if i should go for a masters or a doctoral degree. i am very interested in the clinical, therapueatic aspect of it and am very interested iin becoming a school psychologist or going into private practice and becoming a psychotherapist. [...]

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I saw somewhere that a PA can specialize in Psychiatry. Do psychiatrists actually use PAs? I’m interested in psych, but would it be smarter to specialize in something else?
Thanks

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What do they teach you in school about desensitizing your mind. Meaning if a person talks about something that your squeamish about.
How do you keep a straight face? Maybe you learned something on your own

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I’m not talking about people who work a 40 hour week and get along okay, but they take medication for depressioin or anxiety or whatever. I’m talking about people diagnosed with Schizophrenia who’s behavior is unacceptable to others around them and who can’t live outside of a mental hospital or boarding home? Should we tell [...]

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im a high school student and i was wondering what kind of jobs work with mental disorders and things of that nature. i like psychiatry but i dont want to have to go through that many years of college

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I am really interested in psychiatry but do not know if the whole med school thing is for me what other career options are out there that are similar to psychiatry both in pay and work style…
by the way I really enjoy research..if that helps at all

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I’ve read the steps to becoming a psychiatrist, but there’s something I really need cleared up.
See, I’m smart, but physically obtuse. Seriously, it’s like I have two left hands. I understand that to become a psychiatrist, I’d have to attend medical school, but I was wondering: would I have to actually do the [...]

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I know psychology is a science. I know psychiatry is a science. Social work?
Guess it looks better than MAW. Oh well, it isn’t 1810, is it ladies and gentleman.
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I know psychology is a science. I know psychiatry is a science. Social work?
Guess it looks better than maw. Oh well, it isn’t 1810, is it ladies and gentleman.
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I want to go to pre med school and med school so i can pursue psychiatry. is it really difficult? do only some schools offer this?
also, by the time i can practice psychiatry, ill be about 30 because of all the schooling. is it possible to have a job before then?

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