article thumbnail

Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Here’s a quick comparison of mental health providers and whether they can prescribe medication: Provider Can Prescribe? Psychiatrist vs. Therapist: What’s the Difference? Offers Therapy?

Medical 52
article thumbnail

Mental Health in Michigan: A Direct Primary Care Approach

Plum Health

They can: Diagnose and manage common mental health conditions Prescribe medications Provide psychotherapy and counseling Refer patients to specialists when needed Addressing Stigma and Promoting Mental Health Awareness One of the biggest challenges in addressing mental health issues is the stigma that surrounds them.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

Anne: Well, just to add, and I think the way the healthcare system is structured is that if we did want to try it that way, my guess is, Barbara, we’ve got to have enough buy-in from the medical providers to give it a go. And then my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was treated there. Barbara: You do.

IT 102
article thumbnail

Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

A lot of people, and we have some data to say that you might have distress, but sex is not one of the reasons for your distress when you’re first diagnosed. But people remember, they will remember you asked that question. And when they’re ready to approach it, they’re probably, I don’t share.

Illness 130
article thumbnail

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t

Physician's Weekly

” Curtailing the practice, through which medical providers effectively inflate diagnoses and procedures to charge more, has bipartisan support and could increase the savings by reducing the amount the government pays for care.