1 Hemodialysis patients can lose 10 to 12 grams of amino acids, the building blocks of protein, per treatment. 2  PD patients may lose 5 to 15 grams of protein per treatment.  Infection, inflammation, sores, anemia and other medical conditions call for a higher protein intake.
While both psychiatrists and psychologists are mental health professionals, the big difference is that psychiatrists are medical physicians (M.D. or D.O.) while psychologists are not. Because they are licensed physicians, psychiatrists can prescribe drugs.
In this article. Psychiatry and psychology are overlapping professions. Practitioners in both -- psychiatrists and psychologists -- are mental health professionals. Their area of expertise is the mind -- and the way it affects behavior and well-being. They often work together to prevent, diagnose, and treat mental illness.