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 treatments 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:

·        Designing treatment programs.

·        Conduct psychotherapy sessions.

·        Prescribing potent mental illness drugs

·        Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

·        Conduct research.

·        Leading a team of mental health care providers

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

Educational 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 years residency in psychiatry.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?

I do not think I want to be a psychiatrists because it not really what I'm going to do in my career.