In Switzerland, PSYCHIATRISTS are medical doctors specialized in prescribing medication and hospitalization. Some of them are additionnally psychotherapists thanks to years of additional certified training in psychotherapy; they are called psychiatrist-psychotherapists.

Any medical doctor is reimbursed by medical insurances for the time they spend listening to you when related to your medical condition. It is essential they can do that in order to know you and treat you better.  It is however not considered psychotherapy.

In Switzerland, it is the FMH (Swiss Medical Association) which controls this as well as the canton’s association of medical doctors and the canton’s Health Department.

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