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A medical doctor who treats the mind and can sign your prescription.
means A physician specializing in mental health, qualified to diagnose disorders and prescribe medication, unlike most therapists.
from From Greek psyche (soul) plus iatros (healer) — literally a soul-healer, coined in German as Psychiater around 1800.
MD requiredYears of medical school, then psychiatric residency.
Not a psychologistPsychologists can't prescribe; psychiatrists can.
Couch optionalFreud's couch is mostly cultural memory now.