TIPSters have undoubtedly seen the news reports that a British woman is 
preggers at age 63 and due to give birth in two months (thanks to 
fertility treatment, naturally--or not so naturally) But have you noticed 
that some reports say the expectant senior citizen, Patricia Rashbrook, 
is a child psychiatrist, others that she's a child psychologist?

For example:

Psychiatrist:

BBC News, England
The Age, Australia
Calgary Sun, Canada
Irish Independent, Ireland
Seattle Times, USA
EITB24, Spain
Pravda, Russia
Kashar World News, Pakistan
ABC News, USA (caption under photo)


Psychologist:

The Scotsman, Scotland 
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
China Daily, China
The Telegraph, England
ANSA, Italy
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica
MedIndia, India
ABC News, USA (story)

Yes, that's right. ABC News called her both a child psychologist and a 
child psychiatrist.

 A Google news advanced search requiring all the search terms "Patricia 
Rashbrook psychologist" produced 296 hits; with psychiatrist, 256 hits, 
showing a modest preference for designating her a psychologist [using 
both terms produced unreliable results].

So who's right? A Google search turned up a website which lists her as
Dr. Patricia Rashbrook,  MBChB, MRCPsych. That "MRCPsych",  I believe, 
translates as "Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists" and she is, 
therefore, a child psychiatrist, not a psychologist.

What does this tell us? One, that many journalists don't know the 
difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist (and how many of the 
rest of us do, eh?).  Two, that there's nothing on TV  tonight.

Stephen
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Stephen L. Black, Ph.D.          
Department of Psychology     
Bishop's University                e-mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7
Canada

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