Psychiatrist
Duties and Responsibilities:
Psychiatrists
are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a
vary wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government,
have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or
universities. Their duties include:
Psychiatrists
are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a
vary wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government,
have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or
universities. Their duties include:
v Designing treatment programs.
v Conducting psychotherapy sessions.
v Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.
v Supervising electrotherapy treatments.
v Conducting research.
v Leading a team of mental health care providers.
Salary: $90,000-
$200,000
Education:
In addition
to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic
medicine, psychiatrists must complete an
intensive three year residency in psychiatry.
Reflection: Do you
think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
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