Psychiatric Aide

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. They may work for government have their own private practice or work in hospitals work in hospitals clinics or universities they may:

Ñ    Design treatment programs.

Ñ    Conducting psychotherapy sessions.

Ñ    Prescribing potent mental illness drugs

Ñ    Conducting research

Ñ    Leading team of mental health providers

Average Salary:  $90,000-$200,000

Educational Requirements:

In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine psychiatrist must complete and intensive 3 year residency in psychiatry.