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 right prescriptions. Physiatrists 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: $90,00-$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:

I would not like to be one because my goal in life is to be a psychologist because I love to learn about the mind and how the brain works. I know that this study’s mental illness but I would like to study about the brain all together .