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. There duties include:

·         Designing treatment programs

·         Conducting psychotherapy sessions

·         Prescribing potent mental illness drugs

·         Supervising electrotherapy treatment

·         Conducting research

·         Leading a team of mental health care providers

Average Salary:  $90,000- $120,000

Educational Requirements: Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. Degrees

In addition to completing a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry

Reflection: I would like to be a psychiatrist because it would look like an interesting job to have. I would like to help people with whatever it is they have so they could overcome those feelings.