Application of Psychology : Treatment of Mental problems

Now first application of Psychology is in treatment of mental problems ... mental illness ...

Some ailments could be treated by simply talking and then suggesting some life style changes … like :

1. One can suggest meditation to reduce stress.
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but there would be some ailments which could not be cured just by therapy ... which require some other measures ... some medication ... some shock treatment ... some thing else ... Aliments like ...

1. Schizophrenia
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During the course of psychological developments, there certainly would have been some studies which would have identified that certain edibles can influence behavior ... for example alcohol.

 ... then there would have been research on certain drugs that could … improve mood swings ... reduce depression ... help coping up with anxiety ... It would have been a completely new dimension …  influence of various drugs ... on behavior ...

But while a drug may improve mental issues ... they may have some adverse effects on body ... so the person who would be recommending the drug should have knowledge of medical profession ... a complete doctor with additional knowledge of psychological ailments ... and here psychiatry came in to picture ...

Suffix  “-iatry” means “medical treatment”. So , treatment of ailment of Psyche is Psychiatry.

A psychiatrist is primarily a doctor who has knowledge of psychology (specializing in metal ailments) as well as of medicine. He is the only one who can prescribe medicines.