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What is the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?
What is the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?
- Psychiatrists prescribe medicine, psychologists provide therapy. (correct)
- Psychiatrists and psychologists both provide therapy.
- Psychiatrists provide therapy, psychologists prescribe medicine
- Psychiatrists and psychologists both prescribe medicine
What is a successful treatment option for certain mental health conditions?
What is a successful treatment option for certain mental health conditions?
- None of the above
- Surgery
- Medication
- Creative therapies like music and dance (correct)
What is the current prevalence of autism in children?
What is the current prevalence of autism in children?
- 1 in 88 (correct)
- 1 in 50
- 1 in 100
- 1 in 8
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Study Notes
- Mental health workers face challenges in breaking down stigma attached to mental illness.
- Mental illness treatments in the past were barbaric, such as frontal lobotomy.
- Mental health has undergone major changes in the last 50 years and offers a variety of therapies.
- Large hospitals have in-staff psychiatrists and psychologists for treatment.
- Psychiatrists can prescribe medicine, psychologists provide therapy.
- Creative therapies like music, color, and dance have been successful for certain conditions.
- Mental health issues are often a result of the environment we live in.
- Anxiety has increased dramatically due to our lifestyle.
- The challenge for mental health workers is to continue good work and expand on it.
- Autism currently affects around 1 in 88 children and remains incurable.
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