What is the different between a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist? Please explain details...?

A board-certified psychiatrist has gone through four years of medical school (after having earned a bachelor's degree) and received a passing score for internships and residencies to earn the credentials of M.D. (doctor of medicine) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine).  A medical student interested in psychiatry may need to complete a four-year residency in psychiatry as part of those requirements.    

Even though any M.D. or D.O. may prescribe medication for those with mental health conditions, it's generally recommended to consider a board-certified psychiatrist who has had the extensive training and education in psychiatry.  

With regard to a psychologist, he or she is NOT permitted to prescribe medication.  If a psychologist (or anyone) was to prescribe medication to someone, he or she can be charged with practicing medicine without a license.  Some U.S. states may consider that to be a felony that may involve a lengthy prison sentence.  Even if the state considers it a misdemeanor, jail time may be necessary too.

A licensed psychologist typically has a doctorate (PhD or PsyD) who may administer therapy and counseling, such as a licensed clinical psychologist.  The American Psychological Association (APA) provides accreditation for doctoral, internship or postdoctoral residency programs in clinical psychology, school psychology, or counseling psychology (or such combined programs).

The psychology education for a PhD program is said to be more research-based, and the psychology education for PsyD is supposed to be more practice-based.  On that note, both the PhD and PsyD student usually needs to complete a dissertation of their own unique research, which usually includes oral questions from those in the field to justify his or her research findings. 

1. Psychiatrist holds an MD degree, then completes psychiatric residency (typically 7 years to fully qualify). A psychiatrist holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Only those with MD can prescribe any medications.

2. Depends on what you want to do.

3. You are not going to be both. No point to earning MD and PhD both, unless - perhaps - you want to go into psychiatric research. Choose.

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor and can prescribe medication.  A psychologist isn't an MD and can't prescribe meds.  Most people see a psychiatrist for management of meds and a psychologist for talk therapy.

You can't be both.  You are either an MD or you aren't.

A psychiatrist is an actual, medical doctor who went through medical school and has an MD behind their names. Psychiatrists can prescribe medication. Psychologists are not doctors and cannot prescribe medication. They go to school for 2-4 years are are basically really educated counselors. They use non-medicine treatment for patients. I don’t know why anyone would want to have a degree in both of these occupations as it wouldn’t be necessary. If one has a degree in psychiatry there’s no reason to pursue a degree in psychology since psychiatrists already do what psychologists do plus a lot more. I’ve never heard of one name that covers both of these degrees in one title. Psychiatrists make a whole lot of money and are in high demand as there’s a shortage of psychiatrists right now. The job market is flooded with psychologists and finding a job might be hard not to mention they don’t make much money.

You never learned to do a goddamn google search?