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.
· 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. degrees
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: No I wouldn’t like to
be a psychiatrist because it isn’t something I would like to study.