Peter Said:

What are some good career in mental health to do?

We Answered:

From these two - psychology.
There's indeed a difference. Psychologists are not doctors from medical viewpoint and can't prescribe you pills, perform a brain surgery or give you an electroshock. If they think you should take pills, they should send you to a psychiatrist. Psychiatrist is a doctor from medical viewpoint and can give you pills, electroshock or brain surgery which are the only methods psychiatry uses. Brain surgeries like prefrontal lobotomy found its place in horror movies where it belongs and is disappearing from psychiatry. Electroshocks are still being given to the people despite no results and serious damage caused to the patients. Modern psychiatry focuses on drugs. Psychiatrists prescribed LSD and ecstasy as medicine in the past and their modern drugs are said to be even more dangerous. Some psychiatrists however may be using alternative methods or psychology but that is not psychiatry. Psychiatry has been using 1) brain surgeries 2) shocks (not only electroshocks but also insulin shocks) 3) drugs. Psychology was always more about talking to you, listening to you and explaining things for you and giving you advices what you should do. However, psychology is indeed a mixture of different theories written by different authors - there is really no ONE psychology. Psychologists and Psychiatrists didn’t like each other in the beginning due to completely different approach which is more than obvious but as time passed they learned to get along somehow.
I personally think that the interesting part of psychology is HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvySe_GFw…
And I wouldn’t play with psychiatry at all - see the vids below.

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Donna Said:

What are the different fields in the mental health career?

We Answered:

LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW: Medical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psych Technician

Wendy Said:

Which branch of the military is best for a career in Mental Health?

We Answered:

I'd look at the Navy as you would get more practice as you'd also be working with the Marine Corps. I'm assuming you mean working for them as a civilian because you'll get paid the same by each branch regardless if you join and get through training.

But, like I'm sure you'll be telling your daughters, do your homework before you do anything. Check out all the branches if you're looking to actually join. If you're looking as a civilian, check out www.usajobs.com as that is the site gov't jobs get posted on.

Maybe I'm biased as a Marine Brat :)