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is clinical psychologist a doctor?


charmishah1919 9th Feb, 2022
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Sumedha Bhattacharya 9th Feb, 2022

Dear Student ,

No , Clinical Psychologist is not come under Doctor category .But after earning a Masters  degree in Psychology from regular/distance and after getting license , you can practice in Hospitals as an assistant with the Doctors . The doctors in these field are called Psychiatrists. The job of a clinical Psychologist is to treat the patient by understanding their emotional/mental  behavior , and deal with the patients who are suffering in  various mental disorders, anxiety , Depression etc.


The job area you can get after studying Clinical Psychology is :

  • Behavioral Health Psychologist
  • Medical Psychologist
  • Child Psychologist etc.

For more details about the course , refer this :

https://www.careers360.com/careers/clinical-psychologist

Hope this helps !

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