Common questions and answers about psychologists and
psychological practices. Psychologists are experts in human
behaviour. Most psychologists help mentally healthy people to
find ways of functioning better. For example, they train people
to handle stress and family problems. Psychological therapies
are also widely used by groups and organisations. In comparison,
psychiatrists work mainly with the seriously mentally ill, such
as people who have schizophrenia or aquired brain injury. There
are many areas that APS psychologists can help you with that
fall into the area of serous mental illness, such as child and
adolescent psychologists, neuropsychologists and forensic
psychologists. Find out more at the Australian Psychological
Society's website www.psychology.org.au . The difference between
psychologists and psychiatristsPsychologists and psychiatrists
both work in the area of mental health, and often work together.
However, there are some significant differences between the two
professions in the following a