Does anyone know how much emphasis is based on psychiatry during med school? What makes someone decide to be a psychiatrist? Does it really make sense to have to go through med school to be a psychiatrist?
2006-10-11 12:49:57 · 4 answers · asked by jbrowning001 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Let me clarify something, I realize psychiatrists have to go to medical school. I was just wondering how prepared psychiatrists really are for counseling. And I really wasn't asking for religious help.
2006-10-11 13:08:56 · update #1
Very little emphasis generally. Often medical students get one rotation of about six weeks in psychiatry during their four years in med school. There are opportunities for "area of interest" studies, generally two rotations, and students may elect to do some more psych or psych-specific specialities such as psychogeriatrics (elderly) or psychopharmacology (the study of psychiatric medications).
Don't forget that specialists (including psychiatrists) have to go into a residency of four to five years after graduating med school. This is almost exclusively psych specific (usually a neurology roation and an internal medicine rotation is thrown in) where the residents learn indepth their field.
Do you really need med school to be a psychiatrist? Twenty years ago I would have not been so sure. But today the field is highly focused on medications and organic reasons for altered mental states, without a solid grounding in the effects on the human body a psychiatrist would be worse than useless.
2006-10-11 13:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by infopsychrn 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
psychiatry is a medical specialty. Unlike a psychologist, a psychiatrist can prescribe medication, commit you to a hosptial, treat the whole body, etc. So yes, it is very important that a psychatrist is a medical doctor.
As far as the emphasis that is placed on psychiatry in med school. The answer is none. There are some classes to deal with psychology...and there are pharmacology classes that teach the basics of psychiatric medications.
2006-10-11 19:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere the rate of suicide is highest among psychiatrists, of all physicians. Because mental illness is not only organic problem, but also spiritual problem only God can heal.
In the Beginning God created heavens and earth.
God gives you air to breathe and sunshine to enjoy.
God gives you water to drink and food to eat.
God gives you a wonderful body and sound mind, to live.
God loves you, and you are precious to Him.
Son of God died on the Cross to save us from condemnation.
Jesus’ love is boundless and everlasting.
We have the hope of Heaven through Jesus.
Life therefore has fantastic and glorious future!
(Digestion of above can even prevent depression and suicide attempt.)
2006-10-11 20:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by tmthyh 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
sorry, you have to go to med school no matter what kind of doctor you want to be....and it takes a couple years
2006-10-11 19:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by Queen of Halloween 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋