“But now there is a growing need for psychology to service many different communities and the different industries or sectors such as industrial and organisational psychology, sports psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology and educational psychology. And that is why Psima is pushing for a Psychology Act. A Psychology Act will provide a more formal and clearer guidelines for the sector. In Malaysia, psychiatrists have to register with the Malaysian Medical Council under the Medical Act 1971. “But without a Psychology Act, our hands are tied – we cannot take action against them.

Source: The Star January 20, 2018 23:26 UTC