What is it like being a psychiatrist? How does society treat you?
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My sister is a psychiatrist.  Really, the only people that treat her any differently from anyone else are usually people who aren't terribly educated themselves.  Psychiatrists are simply physicians who specialize in diseases and conditions of the brain, as opposed to other areas of the body.
957645
Might I recommend a good psychiatrist for you!
440841
They say it's a fine line between the two. I think sanity is defined by society, or other people in our circle, as acting according to a norm. Insanity is deviating extremely from the norm. We may all be judged by our peers as sane or acting insane, but ultimately it is a medical (psychiatric) judgment of insanity that qualifies someone as insane. And for some, insanity can come and go quite quickly, making even that individual wonder at his own sanity.
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Psychiatry is to do with the state of someones mind and emotions usually referred to as the treatment of various mental and emotional disorders- why this happens is because mental and emotional do go hand in hand so hence it is the treatment of the degraded state/s of mental and emotional wellbeing/s so Psychiatry is to give these state/s a reprieve through counselling( talking about why or to pinpoint how or why these state/s are being degraded) Sometimes Medicine/s help in the treatment by impacting on the mind and the emotions to block out or stop sometimes settle down the symptoms that naturally come with the causes of the degraded state of ones mind and emotions.
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My control over my needs and what happens to be, to resolve it, has been very good... not being forced to accept medications and no hope from the medical model of mental health.\n\nCheck out this great way of recovery... its helped me get my mind and life back, and I am using it to help others.\n\nI would say, from my experience, its a mixture, for me, of some drugs, one to one support that you can get hold of at any time, even if its by text message on a mobile phone, then lots of rest over a good amount of time..., good eating, and not being pushed into situations that cause stress, alongside, less criticism. Understanding the process of how you first realise you have a feeling, right through to understanding it, and living it, then letting it leave you, learning this is usefull... I used a Gestalt model in therapy.\n\nWellness Recovery Action Planning but Mary-Ellen Copeland. (W.R.A.P.) Mental Health Recovery\n\nMary is from Vermont in USA. She has travelled the world to help people with her own experience-based tools. There is sooooooo much info on there.
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You're not describing mental illness.  You are describing assholism.\n\nMental illness is disturbed behavior in a specific, recognized pattern that is clearly identifiable and the same from person to person with the same disease.  More importantly, specific treatments tend to make the behavior better when applied to anyone who has been identified as having the specific mental illness.  The most common mental illnesses in society are depression, anxiety and eating disorders.  Clearly identifiable and reliably treatable are what identify mental illnesses.\n\nAssholism, on the other hand, is a moral issue.  The person is normal.  Problems are with attitudes, philosophies and beliefs.  Often, the person takes advantage of our overly cultured and non-violent society to get away with behaviors that 50 years ago would have resulted in him getting an extreme beating.  The best way to deal with this is to ostracize them.
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Psychiatrists have a medical degree and prescribes medicine along with all forms of verbal therapy.\nPsychologists do NOT have medical degree therefore can't prescribe medicine but they can talk to her\nA counselor can talk to her as well and their education varies.\nA therapist is just like a psychologist\n\nThere are different forms of therapy and psychologists, psychiatrists, couselors, therapist specialize in different areas. And the higher the education the more expensive the doctor.\n\nEither one is fine as long as they are compatible with your sister. Depression is a serious illness. She should get an assessment, preferably from a psychologist and then see whether she needs to see a pscyhicatrist for mental medicine.
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To work as a psychiatrist, you must:\n\ncomplete a bachelor's degree\ngraduate from medical school\ncomplete an internship\npass a state licensing exam\ncomplete a three-year residency program in psychiatry\npass additional exams to become board certified\nhave strong interpersonal skills; and\nbe self-motivated.\n\nFormal Education\nTo become a licensed doctor, you must complete medical school. Medical schools grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.M.) degree. You spend the first two years of medical school in classrooms and labs. You study anatomy, biochemistry, and different medicines. You also learn how to take a medical history, examine patients, and make a diagnosis. During the next two years, you work in hospitals and clinics under the supervision of physicians.\n\nYou usually need a bachelor's degree to get into medical school. While you do not need to be a pre-medicine or science major, these programs are good preparation. If you earn a liberal arts degree, be sure to take courses in physics, biology, and chemistry.\n\nOn-the-job Training\nWhile in medical school, you spend two years working as an intern in a hospital or clinic. As an intern, you rotate through internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics, oncology, and other hospital departments.\n\nAfter medical school, you complete a residency program in a specialty of medicine. Depending on your specialty, your residency lasts from three to five years. Residents usually work in hospitals. After your residency, you take additional exams to become board certified.
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Psychiatry is offered in medical schools only. You will need to go to college first before you get to take psychiatric classes.\n\nIn your 4-year university, you will probably need to take a lot of biology and biological related classes, psychology, psychobiology, chemistry and chemistry related classes, physics, a lot of math and other liberal arts classes and you have to do really well in all of your classes. \n\nYou have to make sure you meet the requirements for medical school cuz medical school is the only place to get a degree in psychiatry.\n\nhere is a list of good universities for med school preparation: \n\nNYU\nUCLA\nUCSD\nJohn Hopkins University\nUniversity of Penn\nUCSF\nStanford University\nDuke University\nUC Berkeley\nHarvard\n\nall the schools i've just listed are top medical schools also.
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A psychiatrist who treats adults, as opposed to a child psychiatrist.
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To my knowledge, there are no psychiatry bachelor's degrees. The general path is to study either psychology or pre-med, get into medical school and specialize in psychiatry. For psychology and pre-med I'd recommend a decent state university (so your debt isn't outrageous when you're done). Get very good grades and apply to medical school. UCLA has a fantastic pyschiatry program.
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Assuming you are not some kind of fanatic, you might find it interesting to look into the work of Thomas Szasz and R.D. Laing.  These two took a radical view of psychiatry, psychology, and mental health in general that strongly criticized the medical model applied in these fields.  They believe that mental illness is a cultural construct rather than a disease, and that psychiatrists essentially practice a poorly conceived form of mind control intended to pacify social deviants.  As I said, they were radicals and never attracted many adherents among mental health professionals.  But their ideas were plausible at least, and they should be read by anyone with a serious interest in the theory and practice of mental illness treatment.\n\nAlso assuming you are not a crank, you might take note of the fact that millions of people have been helped by psychiatric pharmacotherapy, beginning with Thorazine, Haldol, tricyclic and MAO inhibitor antidepressants, and other side effect-ridden agents, on up to the current generation of SSRI's (e.g. Zoloft), atypical antipsychotic agents (e.g. Zyprexa), and mood stabilizers (e.g. Depakote and Klonopin) which are more effective and produce fewer side effects than earlier medications.  \n\nThere is at least one valid criticism of current psychiatric practice, and that is that it relies exclusively on biological models and treatment methods for mental illness.    Most psychiatrists today do little more than monitor their patients' medication(s).  They have relegated "talk" therapy to psychologists and social workers, who are also able to achieve good results with millions of people whose problems cannot be and are not solved completely by medications.\n\nI think you are probably a crank though.  Slow down, take it easy, and do some reading.  You don't need to be fighting a war.
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I do and I was a research assistant....in psychiatry.  You can get paid about 20,000 a year for it but you  have to live around a big research institution.  Another option is a psych tech (regular staff)...at a hospital.  I had to go to graduate school to really do much with the degree.
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It is a psychiatrist, and at 13 you are old enough to pick up a dictionary.  I do not know how much a psychiatrist makes but it is a doctoral degree, so plan on going to school for at least 8 years.  A good website for any career that a student is considering is www.princetonreview.com.  Sign up for a free account and the website will tell you how much a someone in that career makes at one year, five years, and ten years.  It will describe the job and it will give a list of colleges that offer related majors.\n\nI just realized the description that you gave sounds like a psychologist, not a psychiatrist.  A psychologist counsels people through their problems.  A psychiatrist's main job is to prescribe medication for the mentally ill.  The psychiatrist gives the patient the meds and he or she is sent to a separate psychologist for counseling.
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If a therapist doesn't find a label for you, they can't continue to treat you, or get paid. Although I often work closely with them, I also sometimes wonder why they constantly feel the need to ALWAYS find a diagnosis, instead of just saying, "This person has a different personality than most other people. Nothing wrong with them. Just not the norm." So you're not the social butterfly. Some people prefer and enjoy spending their time fishing on a stream by them selves, instead of bumping shoulders at a party. Some people prefer having one GOOD friend, instead of a Roladex full of pals.  Does that make them antisocial?\n\nMaybe you noticed these things since childhood because they are your personality, not because something's been 'wrong' with you since you were a child?\n\nI think you're asking an excellent question. Unfortunately, in these times of 'everyone's got some psychological problem that needs treatment' you'll probably be hardpressed to find anyone willing to say it's just the way you are. \n\nA better question may be, are YOU, or can you be, happy with your life? Do you have activities that you enjoy, even if they're things you do alone? Are you depressed because you feel unhappy with your life, or are you unhappy because you feel you need to be 'like everyone else'? Sometimes I wonder that so many people are labeled depressed, etc., because NO ONE fits the current model of the norm. Of course, no one gets rich, if they just tell people that, tell them to enjoy being different, don't prescribe them drugs, and tell them they need to learn to love them selves as they are because they don't need any more visits.
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For a clinical psychologist, you would major in psychology in college then go on to your masters and folow that with a doctorate (PhD).  You woul dneed to focus on your core courses for this degree which would be like child development, abnormal psychology, etc.  You would also have your general education requirements which you get at any college where you pursue a bachelor's degree\n\nTo be a Psychiatrist, you MUST go to medical school (4 years).  For undergrad, you should major in a pre-med program or something in the sciences.  You could also major in psychology, but you need certain core courses in order to be able to get into a medical school.  Also, you have to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) before you can get into med school.  This test is very science heacy with some reading sections.  It is difficult, but taking the science courses throughout college will help you.  After you finish your medical school education you have to do your internship and residency which for a psychiatrist is I think 4-6 years after medical school. \n\nYou should get online to different medical school websites to check out their admission requirements which will give you a better idea of what you may be interested in. \n\nAs far as who makes more, in general psychiatrists would make more.  But this is heavily dependent on where you work, and how good you are at what you do.  I know psychologists who make more than some psychiatrists, but this isn't the norm.  Psychiatrists usually make more.\n\nHope this helps and good luck to you in your future decisions and career!
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Well people.\n\nNo, seriously:\n According to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2001 Report Based on 2000 Data, psychiatrists are among the lowest paid non-primary specialists, earning just a little more than do primary care physicians. The national median annual income for a general psychiatrist was $152,000 in 2000, compared with $149,000 for internists. The 25th and 75th percentiles for psychiatrists were $130,000 and $175,000 in 2000, respectively. The former was $4,000 higher --and the latter $4,000 lower -- than internist levels.\n\nChild psychiatry pays more; it had an MGMA national median income in 2000 of $168,000.