Gregory Barclay, M.D., DLFAPA, FASAP
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Clinical Psychologist or psychiatrist Which one is better as a career?
After graduating high school, I've been struggling for 6 years working different jobs. But now I want to do something real in life.
When you first entered the mental health care field, what was the most shocking thing you experienced ?
I'm doing a research project on a job I'm interested in and what to know what to expect .
Can being a therapist be taxing?
I'm nervous to be a mental health therapist because I'm worried that it'd hurt me more than I could help others. So is being a therapist as mentally taxing as it sounds?
Differences between psychologist and psychiatrist?
I am really interested in the field of mental health and psychology. I know psychiatrists can prescribe medication while psychologists can't, but is there any other major difference between the two careers? Is it worth the 4 years of medical school just to be able to prescribe drugs, or is...
Is there anything a psychiatrist would tell someone interested in being a psychiatrist?
Is there anything that you wish someone had told you before you decided to become a psychiatrist? Is there anything that might potentially deter anyone from becoming a psychiatrist?
What are the negative effects of being a psychiatrist?
Are there any things that some people may regret after becoming a psychiatrist?
What should I know as someone that's wants to be a psychiatrist ?
What is like being a psychiatrist? Is it a good paying job? What college did you attend to become e a psychiatrist? Do you enjoy your job? Is your job difficult?
Why am I not accepted?
Why was I not accepted into Harvard? I have a 4.0 GPA, did debate and speech all throughout high school, and aced all my AP exams. What did I do wrong?
What should an aspiring psychiatrist expect college workloads to be like?
How intensive should I expect college classes and workloads to be, and how much would a doctorate cost?
How rewarding do you find psychiatry as a job?
How do rewarding is psychiatry for the doctor? There is the aspect of helping others that can be incredibly rewarding to do, but what other parts of the job are rewarding or beneficial for both doctor and patient?
What classes would you recommend and aspiring psychiatrist to take?
I am a 15 year old student of Spectrum High school who aspires to become a psychiatrist. What classes could I take now to better prepare myself for college?
How involved in the treatment of patients are psychiatrists?
Do they simply diagnose and/or prescribe treatment? Or do they directly partake in the treatment process, too, like doing talk therapy? I'm looking into psychologists and psychiatrists and both are appealing to me, but I want to be able to be involved in the treatment and be able to aid in...
what does the typical day in the life of a psychiatrist look like?
what are the tasks like? what are the goods and bads that happen frequently or have the potential to happen?
How do I get into med school I am in college for business management but I realized that I wanna do MBBS and I didn't take biology in high school can someone please help me ?
I am in last year of the degree but I am not sure if I can do MBBS as
I didn't take biology I am a bit worried