Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:
Psychiatrists and 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 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: Bachelor’s, 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: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
I wouldn’t like to be a psychiatrist because they hide many secrets, although I used to want to become one because they help people.