Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities

Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a very wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government; have their own private practices, or universities. Their duties include:

•   Designing treatment programs
• Conducting psychotherapy sessions
• Prescribing potent mental illness drug

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.

Would you like to be one?

I could see myself becoming a psychiatrist. It seems like an interesting career and it has great pay.