Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with the causation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender-identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. Psychiatrists can counsel patients, prescribe medication, order laboratory tests, order neuroimaging, and conduct physical examinations.
After completing residency, many psychiatrists choose to pursue additional specialization through fellowships, focusing on areas such as child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, or forensic psychiatry. These fellowships provide further expertise and experience in specific patient populations or treatment modalities.
Throughout their career, psychiatrists are required to participate in continuing medical education (CME) to stay updated on the latest research, treatments, and ethical practices in psychiatry.
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