What are careers in psychiatry?

Careers in psychiatry include inpatient psychiatry, child psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry.

1. Inpatient Psychiatry

   Inpatient psychiatrists specialize in care for patients who require overnight or long-term care. They usually work in psychiatric facilities or psychiatric units of a hospital. They counsel, handle medication, and create long-term treatment plans for people with mental illness.

2. Child Psychiatry

   Child psychiatrists work specifically with preadolescent children. They treat mental, emotional, and behavioral health disorders in children. Child psychiatrists often work in schools, courts, hospitals, and private practices. They provide services and counseling for the children and their families.

3. Emergency Psychiatry

   Emergency Psychiatrists are responsible for treating mental health emergencies. This is usually done in a hospital setting, crisis clinic, or emergency hotline. They are available to offer immediate help in a crisis.

   They counsel, medicate and create emergency treatment plans for people with a mental health condition in a life-threatening state.

4. Addiction Psychiatry

   An addiction psychiatrist works directly with people with addiction-related mental health conditions. Often the patients suffer from behavior, substance, or impulses related to addictive abuse.

   The addiction psychiatrist works with the patient to create short-term and long-term plans to become mentally and physically healthy.