Title: Do Psychiatrists always prescribe medications? ? | Yahoo Answers
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Do Psychiatrists always prescribe medications? ?
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Greg P
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1 decade ago
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who believe that mental diseases are medical conditions that have a medical explanation and a medical cure. So they will most often prescribe medications because medications are the medical response to a disease. If your interested in other forms of therapy, you can ask about seeing a psychologist, or a therapist. They specialize in treating mental diseases without the use of medicine. Though if you are bad enough, they will also recommend you see a psychiatrist. There are some psychiatrists who will practice both; there aren't as easy to find as regular psychiatrists though. ...Show more
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