Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsiblities:

  Psychiatrist 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. Psychiatrist 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 osteopathis medicine, psychiatrist must complete as intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

Reflection:

I think I would like to pursue this medical career pathway for the reason of my interest in mental health. I feel there is a lack of understanding by the majority of the country, so I would like to contribute into creating a greater community of mental illness. Finally there has been in recent times a increase of people being medically diagnosed of being depressed, it can be partially due to technology and how most often people like to look down at their phones instead of conversating facte to face, so I feel the field have an increase of demand.