Psychologist

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

         From my own personal experience, I would gladly like to be a psychiatrist. These doctors take the time to communicate and reflect on a patients mood, behavior, past episodes and their duty is to help reduce the patience troubled self being. Lots of the time when a psychiatrist prescribes medication it helps speed the patients recovery process much quicker. I would like to help other people who are in need.