Harley Quinn is either a psychologist or a psychiatrist. The former requires a PhD or PsyD, and the latter requires an MD.
WRITERS PLEASE PICK ONE. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PICK ONE. THEY ARENT INTERCHANGEABLE.
WRITERS PLEASE PICK ONE. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PICK ONE. THEY ARENT INTERCHANGEABLE.
I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.
Everyone keeps saying “why not both” which is absolutely missing the point. These are two different jobs, both of which require EXTENSIVE schooling and further training to be able to practice.
The whole reason some shows say psychiatrist and some say PhD is sloppy writing.
The whole reason some shows say psychiatrist and some say PhD is sloppy writing.
It’s a lack of understanding that these two jobs are VERY different. It’s a lack of understanding that psychiatrists have to go to medical school (it’s astonishing how many people don’t know this).
A psychiatrist has done rounds in everything from surgery to obstetrics, just like every other MD. They HAVE to understand how the body works because the medication they prescribe effects the body. They need to also be able to identify when symptoms are due to physical illness
You generally go to a psychiatrist for medication management, and a psychologist for psychotherapy. That’s why they often work together in the treatment of a single patient. They are each tackling a different part of the treatment plan.
Mental health is EXTREMELY complex. The amount of education both psychiatrists and psychologists have to do is immense. I’m sure there’s someone in the world who has done both, but they also aren’t in their mid 20’s.
Why not both isn’t a logical answer.
Why not both isn’t a logical answer.
(For the record, are there more important things in the world to focus on? YES ABSOLUTELY. But you know what, right now during an ongoing plague and the collapse of democracy, it’s nice to take a moment focus on something as low stakes as comic book continuity)
Also good gods do you know how much money you’d have to have to peruse both degrees?! Medical school is OBSCENELY expensive. Having hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt isn’t uncommon, and residents don’t make nearly enough to pay off those loans.
(I have a new head canon of Harley and Ivy stealing money and paying off the predatory student loans of young doctors at random)
(As I mentioned elsewhere in this rant, my dad is a psychiatrist and my aunt is a psychologist, which is why this has always driven me nuts)
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