Question

Both psychiatrists and psychologists prescribe medication to patients.

A.
True
B.
False

Answer 1

of course it's true

Step-by-step explanation:

because they both deal with psychology and with their patients they would need to tell them the drugs that is supposed to be taken and what they could do

Answer 2

It is false. The psychiatrist is the only one empowered to indicate medication to patients, while the psychologist indicates therapies that do not involve drugs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of mental illness, and as a physician is allowed to prescribe medications.

Psychologist is a professional of a branch related to health sciences, whose field of work is behavioral disorders, their prevention, diagnosis and treatment based on non-pharmacological therapies. Organic disorders -mental disease- detected in a patient by the psychologist should be referred to the psychiatrist for pharmacological management.

The psychologist's power to prescribe medication has been the subject of debate, since some people think that a psychologist should be able to prescribe pharmacological treatment.

In the US, there are at least two states where the clinical psychologist has permission to prescribe medication.