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 treatment some 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.
.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 to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic
or osteopathic
medicine,
psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry. 
Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I would not
like to be one because then I’ll have to deal with crazy patients. Also this
job sounds pretty frustrating when you have to hear crazy stories about
someone.
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