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Does Visiting a Psychologist Mean ‘You are Mad?’ 

Sangita Thakur, clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist sheds light on the fears and facts associated with visiting a psychologist.

It is generally the fear of the label ‘You are Mad’ which often keeps a depressed, frustrated individual from visiting a psychologist for help. Just the way you take help from a beautician to cut your hair, a tailor to stitch your clothes and vegetable vendor to buy vegetables, in the same way you can take help from a psychologist to ‘Help’ you solve your problems.

People often misunderstand the word ‘Psychologist’ for psychiatrist’. As such, a psychiatrist is a professional trained in medicine (MBBS and MD or DPM in Psychiatry) who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. He is legally authorized to prescribe drugs as well as use shock therapy (if required) while an individual who has a masters degree (minimum requirement) or PhD in Psychology is called a psychologist.

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