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Doctor vs Psychologist ?

Jimmy Fortunato 1 min read
Doctor vs Psychologist ?

The article with the link below was written 30 years ago. It's just as timely today as it was when it was written.

It answers these 2 questions:

  1. If you go to the doctor when you're sick, what's wrong with seeing a psychologist?
  2. Is there a difference?

I've been following and learning from this ministry for 20 years. This article, with the link below, is worth the time it takes to read.

If you go to a doctor when you’re sick, what’s wrong with seeing a psychologist? IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? - PsychoHeresy Awareness Ministries
The above question is asked by people who confuse the use of medicine with the practice of psychotherapy. Individuals making such an error assume that the medical and the mental can be thought of and talked about in the same manner and with the same terms. This error is one of using the medical mode…

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