What is the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists? Psychiatrists: – Trained medical doctors who later specialise in the field – Can prescribe and review medication – Often consult and oversee a mental health team – Usually work with people with severe mental health disorders – Primarily use the biological/medical model of mental illness Psychologists: – […]
Blue Tree intern Maddy Lykourgos discusses the alarmingly high rate of mental health problems among first-year university students… Moving into university is an exciting time for many young people, the first chance for most to gain more independence and autonomy. However, recent figures show that across the world as many as 1 in 3 Freshers, […]
Stop. Close your eyes. Now, try and visualise what does ‘Health’ look like? What do you see? By Nicola Dalrymple for The Blue Tree Clinic. Health is not something concrete, or something we can define easily with assurance. The World Health Organisation (1948) defined ‘Health’ as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being […]