Mental health professional
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"And, sure enough, one fine morning the keepers found themselves pinioned hand and foot, and thrown into the cells, where they were attended, as if they were the lunatics, by the lunatics themselves, who had usurped the offices of the keepers."--"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe |
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A mental health professional is a health care practitioner who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental illness. This broad category includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health counselors as well as many other professionals. These professionals often deal with the same illnesses, disorders, conditions, and issues; however their scope of practice differs. The most significant difference between mental health professionals are the laws regarding required education and training across the various professions.
See also
- Health care providers
- Mental health
- Mental illness
- Global mental health
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- List of counseling topics
