PSYCHIATRIST

DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES

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. Psychiatrists 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 requirements:  Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. degree

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

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

I would not like to be one because I aim for a higher job that lets me help more people than just one a time.