Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities:

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in problems of mental illness. Since they are licensed they are able to use a variety wide of tools to do treatments for patients and may also write prescriptions. They may also work for the government and have their own private practices. The places they could work in are in hospitals, clinics, universities and some of their duties are to:
·       Conducting psychotherapy sessions.
·       Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.
·       Conducting research.
·       Health care providers.

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

Educational requirements:

They need to a degree in allopathic or in osteopathic medicine. Also psychiatrist must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.


I would want to become one because they make bank. 



















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