Phychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities:

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a wide variety of treatment sand may write prescriptions. Psychiatrist may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. Their duties include:

·       Designing treatment programs.

·       Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

·       Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.

·       Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

·       Conducting research.

·       Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Average Salary: $90,000 - $ 200,000

Education Requirements: Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. degrees

    In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

A psychiatrist look like an easy job but it is hard to complete so I would like to be one also because I don’t like mental treatment.