Doctors who specialise in mental health, psychiatrists, are at the top of the tree when it comes to treating those with mental illness. But what can psychiatrists do, that a counsellor or psychologist can’t? When does someone experiencing a mental health issue need to see a psychiatrists, rather than a counsllor

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