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:    

• ·         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

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.

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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.