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Psychologists and Psychiatrists: What’s the difference?

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When it involves seeking help for a mental disease or any quite mental problem, two names come to mind: Psychologists and Psychiatrists. But who can we approach? Psychologists and psychiatrists are both trained within the same practice of psychological state care, yet the treatments they provide vary on the sort of mental condition.  Many people get psychiatrists and psychologists confused with one another. Both psychiatrists and psychologists understand the basic functioning of the human brain, our emotions, feelings and thoughts. Both aim to treat mental diseases with psychological treatments (talking therapies). Let’s understand the differences: The major differences between the two dwell many various areas, including their approaches, areas of labour and academic path. Contrary to what most people believe, they're not one and therefore the same thing. Approach to treatments The biggest difference between the two is the approach they take towards treating mental disorders. A Psy

How Long Does EMDR Therapy Take to Work and its Phases

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EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is a way of using eye movement and psychotherapy together. The aim is to use physical movement in the patient to distract them while they talk about their traumas. This is an effective way to treat Fibromyalgia caused physical and emotional pain; PTSD or traumatic incidents in a patient's life, psychosis or hallucinations and even symptoms of schizophrenia. Stress is a psychological and emotional disturbance that everyone at some point or the other experiences in their lives. When not treated it can become chronic and debilitating. The best way to handle stress is to treat it medically. EMDR Therapy is an alternative way of treatment if one were to avoid taking heavy drugs. This therapy usually takes 60 minutes to 90 minutes on an average. It can be coupled with other therapies or used individually. There are typically eight different phases to EMDR therapy. They are as below: Phase one: Checking previous records and tr