Question 1

臨床心理學家與精神科醫生之區別? Difference between a Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatrist?

Accepted Answer

臨床心理學家於對認知、情緒及行為，及其與環境互動關係方面受過專業訓練，運用實証的心理治療方法協助受助者。港澳的臨床心理學家沒有處方權。治療取向就視乎其培訓背景。
 
精神科醫生是受醫學訓練的棈神科專科醫生，他們會利用藥物治療精神病症，有些精神科醫生也會做心理治療。
 
Clinical Psychologists are professionally trained experts in cognitive, emotional, and behavioural functioning, and their interaction with the environment. Their intervention is based on scientific understanding of people's cognition, emotion, and behaviour, to formulate and to intervene psychological issues. Clinical psychologists in HK and Macau are not allowed to prescribe pharmaceutic medications. Approaches of psychotherapy vary depending on the training of the practitioners.
Psychiatrists are medical doctors specializing in psychiatry. They make psychiatric diagnosis and prescribe medications to treat mental disorders, while some also conduct psychotherapy.

Question 2

我應該去找臨床心理學家還是精神科醫生？Who shall I see, Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or both?

Accepted Answer

視乎你的精神狀況和各種因素。有些情況，心理治療跟藥物治療同樣有效；有些情況，兩者並用會有更佳效果；有些情況，藥物比心理治療更快更有效。一般沒有諮詢見面不能作結論，故需要跟你的家庭醫生/主診醫生商量及討論，或預約作一節諮詢，與臨床心理學家討論及闡明可行之介入方向。
 
Depends on your mental conditions and various factors. Psychotherapy can be as effective as pharmacological treatment for some conditions. Some people benefit more from having both psychotherapy and pharmacological treatment at the same time for some conditions. Pharmacological treatment may work better in some conditions than psychotherapy does in some conditions. It is generally not possible to answer without consultation. Therefore, please consult your family doctors/attending doctors, or make an appointment for a consultation, to discuss with a clinical psychologist for clarifying feasible interventions.

Nadia Hei Ka Chan, PhD
Clinical Psychologist

FAQ

臨床心理學家與精神科醫生之區別? Difference between a Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatrist?

我應該去找臨床心理學家還是精神科醫生？Who shall I see, Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or both?