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Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
Wrong Phil can/has prescribed medicines.
As a professional psychologist, he has published numerous scholarly articles and has practiced in the fields of clinical psychology and behavioral medicine.
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for once and for ever:
psychologist (master): someone who has studied (mostly) 4 years in psychology
medical doctor (M.D. or doctor): somone who has studied 'medicine' for (in most countries) 6 or 7 years. M.D.s can prescribe.
psychiatrist: a M.D. who has finished an extra (in most countries) 6 years in psychiatry. Because he is a medical doctor, he can prescribe medications.
Ph.D / doctor: someone who has successfully done a promotion research in his field, e.g. psychology, law, but also medicine.
>> a Ph.D.-doctor can be, or may not be a medical doctor. The same is true vice versa.