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. Psychiatrist may work for the government, have their own private
practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. Their duties include:
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Designing
treatment programs.
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Conducting
psychotherapy sessions.
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Prescribing
potent mental illness drugs.
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Supervising
electrotherapy treatments.
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Conducting
research.
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Leading
a team of mental health care providers.
Average
Salary: $90,000- $200,000
Educational
Requirement: Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. degrees
In addition
to completing the requirement for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic
medicine, psychiatrist must complete an intensive three year residency in
psychiatry.
Add a Picture:
Reflection:
Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
No because I’m
not interested of becoming a psychiatrist or anything that involves with medicine
I’m more interested of becoming an engineer.