A licensed physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. Training encompasses a medical degree and 4 years or more of approved training after medical school. For those who wish to enter a subspecialty such as child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychoanalysis, administration, or addiction psychiatry, additional training is required.
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. A may have completed the required training and experience to become Board Eligible or Board Certified.
A doctor who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
A physician who specializes in diagnosing, preventing, and treating people with mental disorders and other psychological, emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems. All psychiatrists are able to prescribe medications, but they vary widely in their orientation: some focus on genetic and biochemical causes of mental problems; others (such as psychoanalysts) focus on environmental and personal experience. Some psychiatrists specialize in treating children or adolescents with behavioral or developmental problems. A psychiatrist does not generally do formal testing (normally done by a psychologist) but talks with, plays with, and observes the child, both alone and with others, looking for underlying physical problems that may produce mental problems.
Physician who specializes in psychiatry.
A physician practicing in the specialty of mental health, diagnosing and treating patients with mental illness; subspecialties include child and adolescent, geriatric, psychosomatic medicine, addiction, and forensic.
A physician who specializes in the treatment of mental illnesses and emotional disorders. Psychiatrists attend medical school for 4 years to earn an MD degree, then receive advanced training in psychiatry during a residency that lasts 4 years. Since psychiatrists are physicians, they can diagnose mental disorders and separate them from other diseases and conditions (for example, diabetes mellitus, Tourette syndrome, stroke), prescribe medications, and use psychotherapeutic techniques to treat patients.
A medically qualified physician who specializes in the study and treatment of mental disorders.
A physician who specializes in the study, treatment, and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders.
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
A physician who has undergone extensive and specialized education in the identification and management of mental disorders is known as a psychiatrist. These highly trained medical professionals possess the expertise to diagnose various mental illnesses, offer counseling for mental well-being, and prescribe appropriate medications as part of the treatment plan.