Do you need malpractice insurance if you're a Psychiatrist?

Question

Do you need malpractice insurance if you're a Psychiatrist? I mean, what if the medicine you gave someone made them have severe reactions and they wanted to sue?

Also have long does it take to get a doc. degree in this field?

Answer 1

I don't think health professionals would go into business without malpractce insurance. It is way too dangerous.

Answer 2

I can only speak to my experience in Canada. Most psychologists are certainly not in it for the money. With the amount of training and years of education required, you would be foolish to go into psychology for that reason. You could make a whole lot more money as a lawyer, an engineer, a dentist, etc. However, psychologists in private practice do operate on a fee for service basis. So they do keep track of the time as they likely have another patient waiting. You might have a different experience seeing someone through a publicly funded mental health service. There, psychologists and other mental health workers are paid a salary - their wage is not determined by the number of clients they see. Still, they are very busy, and also almost always have people waiting for their service. I hope that after months of searching you found someone you could work with. A good psychologist can be extremely helpful - and by good I mean someone who is a good fit for you and the problems you bring with you. For most, it is a calling - a genuine and sincere desire to help others. But, as with any profession, there will be those whose motivations are skewed. All the best to you.

Answer 3

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor, so they do need malpractice insurance. Medical school takes four years after college, at which point you'd have a medical degree, but there are typically several years of additional training after medical school in your specialty area (ex. psychiatry).

Answer 4

Yes, psychiatrists need malpractice insurance.

To become a psychiatrist, you need four years of college, four years of medical school, then three years of residency in psychiatry, after which you take the Boards.

Answer 5

I don't know how long the training takes but I know it does take a while. I would guess at least 4 years but I coudl easily be rwong as that is just a guess. You will need to have good insurance too as peopele can try to sue you for all kinds of things not just the example you use.

Answer 6

Depends if you want your malpractice to be fully covered against accidents

Answer 7

if you have ask these questions, find another occupation.