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Psychology vs. Psychiatry

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Be My Friend - http://www.myspace.com/psychtruth Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D. psychologist discusses the difference between psychiatry and psychology. Psychiatry focuses on medical or physical interventions such as drugs, electroshock therapy, deep brain stimulation by electrode, psychosurgery, etc. This is the model of biological psychiatry. Behavior problems are considered to be actual medical illnesses with physical causes despite the fact that after over 100 years of attempts to identify a physical cause for mental illness, there are still none. Often time people are given antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor or Wellbutrin. SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are often promoted as correcting chemical imbalances in the brain but there is no proof that depression or mental illness is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain nor is there any proof that antidepressants correct an imbalance. These medications often time have horrible side effects like agitation and sexual dysfunction. Psychology by contrast acknowledges the potential of behavior problems being learned responses which can be corrected with therapy and communication, education and understanding. There are no cures in psychiatry. Psychiatric medications only suppress or inhibit symptoms of behavior problems. This creates long term mental health consumers who take expensive drugs but never fully recover from their difficulties. Visit Dr. Breedings website at http://www.wildestcolts.com This video was produced by psychetruth http://www.youtube.com/psychetruth http://www.livevideo.com/psychetruth http://www.myspace.com/psychtruth

Channel: Education
Uploaded: May 4, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Author: psychetruth

Length: 0:06:03
Rating: 4.38
Views: 39,134

Tags: psychology psychiatry depression anxiety disorder psychtruth schizophrenia antidepressants mental health illness stigma

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Video Comments:
jokeistman (Monday 5th of January 2009 02:07:33 AM)
i went to a Psychiatrist and before i could even talk he was already trying to explain to me the different brands of pills :| he even gave me 5 different sample brands.
HallowCreek (Tuesday 30th of December 2008 11:33:23 PM)
MSN(s) frequently Rx meds (with the pseudo-cover of a MD). Wonderful definition(s).
cuzit06 (Friday 19th of December 2008 05:37:56 PM)
listen to the words of my main man John Breeding, Ph.D. psychologist .....respect to him and the knowledge.
PsyPavlov (Friday 12th of December 2008 10:07:36 AM)
Great video - very informative. I'm sure it'll inspire many aspiring psychologists and perhaps even psychiatrists.
razgriz4977 (Tuesday 9th of December 2008 10:44:50 PM)
I think you'll agree with me when I say that psychiatry is an attempt to classify certain behaviors that we simply cannot understand yet, whereas psychology says "We may not fully understand the mechanics of the brain, but we know how to solve many of the problems you may be experiencing."
Kitsune44X (Friday 19th of December 2008 06:34:50 PM)
Yes and no, but to be fair, psychiatry does aim to correct problems which patients themselves complain about. Say for instance one complains that things feel to fast, that they feel overwhelmed- here's a med that might help calm you down. No real harm in that, is there? Both psychology and psychiatry correctly realize that we don't fully understand the brain and all its functions, but both aim to help where they can while trying to learn more.
BJLD213 (Monday 8th of December 2008 03:18:18 AM)
Yes you can.
souki91 (Saturday 6th of December 2008 07:16:22 AM)
Hey, this was a great video, very informative. I would like to know, I am currently in the UK and will be starting my undergraduate degree in psychology next year (in the UK), but I wish to work in the US when I qualify, would it be better for me to move to the US and qualify there? Thanks Souki
Sikosm (Thursday 4th of December 2008 08:19:24 PM)
Hello there PragueVlogg! fancy seeing you here... 1 year down the track! :-)
psychetruth (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 07:38:29 AM)
See video, "Back Ass Crazy Mental Health System, Mind Control Report" and then follow the video responses for a whole series of videos on humanistic psychology.