Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

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 completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrist must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

Reflection:  I would like to be a psychiatrist, my first reason is they make a lot of money. Second reason is a psychiatrist can work either with a group of people or work by themselves in a private business.