Psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness.  As physicians, they are licensed to use a vary wide variety of treatment 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.

Salary: Average Salary:  $90,000 - $200,000

Education: In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine,  psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

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