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  2. Types of Mental Health Professionals

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    Psychiatrists are specialized doctors who diagnose, treat, and prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders using a combination of psychiatric medicine, physical exams, and lab tests. They ...

  3. Mental Health vs. Behavioral Health: What's the Difference?

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    Mental health is a component of behavioral health. Mental health is often the “why” behind certain behaviors, or the lack thereof. A 2018 study, for example, found that positive mental health ...

  4. What Is a Psychologist? - WebMD

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    A psychologist is a trained mental health professional who helps people learn healthy ways to handle mental health challenges. They can help people living with specific conditions, like depression ...

  5. Psychiatrist: What They Are, vs. Psychologist, and More

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    neurology. psychology. social science. psychopharmacology (the effects of medications on mood and mental health) Psychiatrists will have one of two medical degrees: doctor of medicine (MD) or ...

  6. Psychiatry, Psychology, Counseling, and Therapy: What to Expect

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    Psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.) who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness. A psychiatrist's training starts with four years of medical ...

  7. Mental health professional - Wikipedia

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    Mental health professional. A mental health professional is a health care practitioner or social and human services provider who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental disorders. This broad category was developed as a name for community personnel who worked in the new community mental ...

  8. Mental Health Resource Center. Trusted, comprehensive information and resources for mental health. Substance Abuse & Addiction. Depression. Schizophrenia. Anxiety & Panic Disorders. Bipolar ...

  9. Mental health - Wikipedia

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    Mental disorders. Mental health, as defined by the Public Health Agency of Canada, [7] is an individual's capacity to feel, think, and act in ways to achieve a better quality of life while respecting personal, social, and cultural boundaries. [8] Impairment of any of these are risk factor for mental disorders, or mental illnesses, [9] which are ...