Photo manager/organizer for Photoshop?

Does Photoshop (current version) come with an Organizer for managing photos?  Photoshop Element has the built in Organizer (or program). Or is Lightroom considered the organizer for Photoshop and must be purchased separately.  From other forums I have read, I believe I understand the differences between Lightroom and PSE for editing (especially for raw images).   I just do not understand is Photoshop has any type of organizing, tagging, etc. software built in?
Thank you... Patrick

The whole issue of “digital asset management” is pretty complicated.  The needs of consumers, prosumers, and professionals vary greatly, and it’s pretty clear that no one program or class of programs currently available in the market is sufficient.  If you search for “digital asset management”, you’ll get a pretty good feel for the issue.
Most users of Photoshop Elements want it primarily for the Editor, not the Organizer.  The Organizer has a tangled history, and since PSE 6, Adobe has greatly ramped back development, and its quality is now so bad that I can’t recommend it to anyone. Free or inexpensive products like Picasa, Windows Live Photo Gallery,  or iPhoto are easier to use and faster and better meet the needs of many PSE users.
With respect to Photoshop, its users have such different workflows that no single product or class of product could meet everyone’s needs.  Many Photoshop users find Bridge useful, but I’d guess that many more don’t go near Bridge.

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