Mar 08, 2006 20:58
Psychiatry, the study of the mind and problems that it causes, is a study that was first introduced by the Greeks. Psychiatrists study and practice psychiatry in a way that very few people are able to understand. The education, job opportunities, and the practices are a major factor in why many people choose this profession.
Education is the most important aspect of psychiatry. A few basic skills that could contribute to psychiatrists are nearsighted vision and verbal proficiency. A common reason people choose this profession is wanting to serve people and prove their ability of making it through the educational means. The required education for this occupation is four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school, three to eight years of internship and residency. Psychiatrists are licensed by the state that they are going to practice in.
The job opportunities and salary are a reason that people take up this occupation. The average job spots annually anticipated is close to nineteen thousand from the years 2002 to 2012. Although there are many openings around sixteen percent of psychiatrists are self employed and own their own clinics. The annual salary of this profession is between 110,000 dollars a year to 150,000 a year. These earnings of this profession are one of the most inflated salaries of legal occupations. Though these earnings are high a person holding this occupation may work sixty or more hours in one single week.
The practices vary but all hold the same concept. This concept is to study why the mind acts the way it does when it does. As of modern time many questions are asked, for example, “why is a foreign language easier to learn for a younger human than an older one?” People in this occupation study such mental problems as depression, which is a disorder with symptoms such as sadness, hopelessness, and rejection. Psychiatrists discuss a person’s diet, hygiene, and treatments for what they are suffering of. A common treatment prescribed is a mixture of council sessions and medicine to combat a chemical imbalance in a person’s hormone