Medical Career Advising Resources Project - psychiatry
Professional Description
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, asexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and intervene with families who are coping with stress, and other problems in living.
Association Contact Information
- American Psychiatric Association
800 Maine Avenue, S.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20024
202.559.3900
Website
Website for students
Source: American Medical Association. Graduate Medical Education Directory 2011-2012