Psychiatrist vs Psychologist | Q&A! 💊🩺👩‍⚕️

Whats the difference between psychiatry and psychology? We discuss study pathways, what psychiatrists vs psychologists do for work, how many years it takes to become a psychiatrist, the types of patients psychiatrists treat and so much more!
Urvashi is a final year medical student on her way to becoming psychiatrist- today she joins me for a highly anticipated Q&A (from our Insta poll!)
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00:00 Intro + how to submit questions
00:55 Why did you study psychiatry over psychology?
01:43 Difference between psychology vs psychiatry
03:53 Psychiatry study pathways
05:20 How many years to become a psychiatrist
05:59 Do psychiatrists do therapy?
08:03 Why is it so difficult to see a psychiatrist?
10:16 Is it boring studying medicine if you want to become a psychiatrist?
12:27 Advice for perfectionism and imposter syndrome?
17:13 Why do you want to work as a psychiatrist?
18:13 Stereotype about psychiatrists you'd like to change
20:15 Stereotypes about patients you'd like to change
22:44 How to stay motivated during uni
26:29 Common illnesses psychiatrists treat
27:32 Have more questions?
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[@classroomgerman4893]

The part with working on imposter syndrome and perfectionism and trusting the process was especially great! Loved Urvashi ( a special shoutout for people with indian/ asian roots going places 🙌) love Ro 💕

[@tiying4341]

Wow!!!! This is the best video talking psychiatry and psychology I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much for posting this and sooo helpful, both questions and answers are soooo good!!!!

[@RoxxyVega]

Loving your channel I’m a clinical social worker in the US but I love hearing about the different mental health fields

[@thepsychologycareersservice]

Great video! Lots of students can get confused between the two when exploring a career in this field. Well done! - xo, Fatema ✨

[@enjylmaryaba520]

Hi there, Ro,I hope everything is well. First of all, I just want to say thank you very much for making time to create videos. 😊 I love your content very much and I really enjoy watching them as they are all relatable. I'm just wondering, when you have time again, will you be able to update us with another video about this? I'm a psychology student, and forgive me, but I don't know how to spell your friend's name. I have been contemplating pursuing med school and specializing in psychiatry. I'm in my second year in psychological science and I'm just wanting to know more about what preparations she did. Did she have to take another course as a requirement to get into med school? Was she doing a 4-year course of undergrad in Psychology or 3 years? What are the pathways for someone like me who is interested in psychiatry?What about grades? Do the med schools calculate overall grades from the first year to the last school year? Does life experience in the psychology field help, and what other things should people like me expect when trying to get into med school? I have done my research, but watching videos like this helps keep me motivated. Just like when I was planning to study psychology, Your videos about your experiences as a student all the way through to fulfilling your goal as a clinical psychologist helped me a lot to push throufh when I am heavily challenged by my impostor syndrome especially those days when I was trying to get into the course. Thank you so much again Ro for uploading educative , inspiring and insighful videos of your life experiences. Kind Regards, Enjylmar

[@mosbey2000]

hi just wondering, what were urvashi’s gpa and gamsat scores to get into med with psych as an undergrad? im currently studying psych as an undergrad and looking into psychiatry 😊

[@faolajack2565]

I am 14 years old in grade 10 and I want to be a Psychiatrist

[@harpreetsidhuaustralia]

Best Info 🌟❤️

[@nathanclaypole3778]

This is where I'm at right now... am doing my last undergrad subject and have applied for honours at Deakin, but actually already work as a CN in a MDT alongside Clin Psychs and we are part of the same team, do the same job, get paid the same, and I'm really starting to consider Psychiatry

[@kgeorg]

I am in my first year of a bachelor of psychology and if I want to go down the path of psychiatry in the future, how do I do so? Do I study after completing my honours degree or do I go onto further study after my degree? I would love to know the difference and the pathways available in Australia :)

[@afifaansar371]

can someone tell me what is undergrad degree and what is postgrad degree ?

[@psychnstatstutor]

Such an interesting journey. I like how you said "...it only took me two years [post B.Psyc] to get into medicine". Acceptance and gratitude in action~

[@baldwin5510]

I would never become a psychiatrist because psychiatric medication is horrendous I can never imagine myself prescribing such throughout out my life 😭 but I guess sometimes medication is the only way for some people.

[@princealmighty5391]

Wish you were my psycharistist my current psycharitist is mean to me 😞

[@hotmessmissy]

i was a psychology Major, but life happens. i am looking into becoming a psychiatrist as i struggle from depression sometimes too. the mind is a beautiful complex thing. please seek a different psychiatrist that is not horrible to you.... there are so many available help out there, its just finding the best match for you. goodluck.