What if psychiatry is wrong? I ask myself this question quite often. As a patient, because I find it hard to believe my diagnosis and I hate taking medication; as a doctor because I need conviction to ...

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the mental health field. Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, behavioral, and ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

One key difference between a psychiatrist and psychologist is that the former can prescribe medication. Psychiatrists typically have an MD versus psychologists who either have a PhD or PsyD. Both ...

More than half of state medical boards ask applicants intrusive questions about their psychiatric history. As a result, some medical professionals are afraid to seek mental health care — even when ...

Talkspace offers desktop psychiatry sessions and an app for Android and iOS devices. It claims to connect a person with a licensed psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner in their state within ...

Telemedicine is a safe and convenient way to seek mental health services in an increasingly virtual world. If you’re considering seeing a psychiatrist but prefer to hold sessions remotely, online ...