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> As I grow older, I am more convinced that psychiatry is more of an art than a science. There's a bit of an educated guessing component to it, but mental heal
by jmcgough 4y ago
> As I grow older, I am more convinced that psychiatry is more of an art than a science.
There's a bit of an educated guessing component to it, but mental health professionals are starting to use genetic testing to take some of the guess work out.
Psychiatrists go through the same four years of medical school that other doctors do. This gives them a broad enough background to help diagnose other diseases that have psychological symptoms.