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 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:

1.                       Designing treatment programs.

2.                       Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

3.                       Supervising electrotherapy treatments.

4.                       Conducting research.

5.                       Leading a team of mental health care providers.

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

Educational requirements:

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