A physician who diagnoses and treats mental health disorders using medication, therapy, and other clinical interventions.
What psychiatrists do
Psychiatrists evaluate patients with depression, anxiety, psychosis, addiction, and other mental health conditions. They prescribe psychiatric medications, monitor response and side effects, provide psychotherapy, and coordinate care with therapists, social workers, and primary care physicians.
Training path
US psychiatrists complete medical school and a four-year residency that includes inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and consultation experiences. Fellowships in child and adolescent, addiction, geriatric, forensic, or consultation-liaison psychiatry add one to two years.
Practice settings
Psychiatrists work in hospitals, community mental health centers, addiction programs, correctional facilities, the Veterans Administration, academic centers, and private practice, with growing use of telepsychiatry.
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