Each one deals with a very different thing. Behavioral therapists work using the carrot and stick method, which involves the use of reward and punishment to elicit good behavior from the patient. Psychotherapists use talk therapy, which basically involves simply talking about problems with patients. Psychoanalysts have a method in which the patient speaks without the help, or guidance, of psychiatrists called free associates. The child psychiatrist works by playing and talking with the child and simply talking to his parents. There is a psychiatrist who works with companies to help employees deal with alcoholism and absenteeism. The last type of psychiatrists is a forensic psychiatrist. They help defendants understand the charges against them. Forensic psychiatrists also evaluate defendants and testify about their mindset
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