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Psychologists can prescribe medication to patients, but psychiatrists cannot.

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Psychiatrists are medical doctors (MD/DO) who routinely prescribe psychiatric medications. Psychologists (PhD/PsyD) generally do not have prescribing authority except in a few jurisdictions where specially trained psychologists may obtain limited prescribing rights.