John Wilkes Booth was the son of prominent, wealthy actors. He, too, became an actor and was so popular, he was one of the first to have his clothes ripped off by fans. Hulton Archive/Getty hide caption
Psychology is the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior and cognition. It thus encompasses both normal and abnormal behavior. On the other hand, psychiatry is a branch of medicine dealing with mental illness.
Request for a Psychiatric Evaluation. Request for a Psychiatric Evaluation. Requesting a psychiatric evaluation through a court order is a legal process available to everyone in the province of Quebec. The principal goal of a court order is as a preventative measure to ensure that an individual receives an evaluation of the level of danger of a given situation by trained professionals.