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mikeyvinkorea
Joined: 24 Oct 2011
Location: Gangjin, South Korea
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 Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: Phsycatrist, Acupuncture and Tattoo Joints in Gwangju |
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| Hey, I am new in Korea. I am looking for some help with a psychiatrist, acupuncture and tattoo places in Gwangju. It is the Gwangju in the south not north. Any help would be great. |
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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Acupuncture should be easy enough, but for tattoo places you'd probably have to come up to Seoul, as well as for English-speaking counsellors as well. |
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The Floating World
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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He wanted a psychiatrist, I believe, not a councellor.
Find a university hopspital, they usually have an ENG speaking shrink or a nurse who speaks Eng that will translate. Some of them actually have foriegn clinics, there are two in Busan that do. |
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bekinseki
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
He wanted a psychiatrist, I believe, not a councellor.
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I don't know the difference.
Probably going to Seoul from Gwangju would be easier than going to Busan. I also think there's phone counselling, and I'd be willing to bet there's video phone counselling these days. |
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nathanrutledge
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| bekinseki wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
He wanted a psychiatrist, I believe, not a councellor.
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I don't know the difference.
Probably going to Seoul from Gwangju would be easier than going to Busan. I also think there's phone counselling, and I'd be willing to bet there's video phone counselling these days. |
The difference is psychiatry is more medical. Psychiatrists prescribe medication and work with people who have mental problems that stem from physical differences.
Counselors are more about the mind - talking about your problems. Not to get into an argument, you can boil it down to psychiatrists handle issues that people cannot handle on their own due to physical problems/imbalances, etc, while counselors are more for dealing with psychological issues, matters of the mind.
Anyway, as TFW said, find a hospital and they'll have a psychiatrist. I was just at the uni hospital near my place, in the cardiology department, and right across the hall was the neurology department with a psychologist. Might have to wait a while for an appointment, but they are pretty common. You can find one in Gwnagju, I'm sure. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| nathanrutledge wrote: |
| bekinseki wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
He wanted a psychiatrist, I believe, not a councellor.
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I don't know the difference.
Probably going to Seoul from Gwangju would be easier than going to Busan. I also think there's phone counselling, and I'd be willing to bet there's video phone counselling these days. |
The difference is psychiatry is more medical. Psychiatrists prescribe medication and work with people who have mental problems that stem from physical differences.
Counselors are more about the mind - talking about your problems. Not to get into an argument, you can boil it down to psychiatrists handle issues that people cannot handle on their own due to physical problems/imbalances, etc, while counselors are more for dealing with psychological issues, matters of the mind.
Anyway, as TFW said, find a hospital and they'll have a psychiatrist. I was just at the uni hospital near my place, in the cardiology department, and right across the hall was the neurology department with a psychologist. Might have to wait a while for an appointment, but they are pretty common. You can find one in Gwnagju, I'm sure. |
Yes and if not, PNU has a foriegn clinc that has a psychiatrist on hand. |
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mikeyvinkorea
Joined: 24 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the insight. I will check out the uni hospital in gwangju. |
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