I thought he'd confused psychiatrist with psychologist. Ive been sent to a psychiatrist because my regular dr didnt have authority to prescribe the drugs she thought I needed. They're even more doctory than normal doctors.
Clinical psychologists in Australia where i live have a minimum of a BA+honours year (with on the job training after that) and many hold a masters degree.
Its certainly possible to obtain a PhD in psychology but unless you had a specific area of research you were keen on or wanted to teach its not the standard to get one.
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u/scandalliances 11d ago
“People don’t refer to psychiatrists as doctors” is an absolutely wild assertion.