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Read our psychiatric profile and job description for individuals interested in a career in psychiatry.  A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and even prevention of mental illnesses.  They can further specialize in child and adolescent, adult, emergency, addiction and substance abuse, forensic, geriatric psychiatric, pychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, mental health professionals and, psychogeriatrics.  A Psychiatrist can see inpatients or outpatients, with the typical outpatient visit being in their office for thirty minutes to an hour in length and go from meeting weekly to monthly for a period of time.  The minimum educational training for a Psychiatrist is a four-year bachelors degree, usually in a science, four years of medical school, and three year residency training with additional fellowships in Psychiatry and to further sub-specialize in a particular area of  Psychiatry.  The compensation for a general psychiatrist can vary by location, practice setup and many other factors.  The range can be anywhere from  $150,000 to $215,000 a year as an average.   Please visit American Psychiatric Association, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry,  The American Journal of Psychiatry, Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia  for more job, career and clinical information about  Psychiatry.