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Psychiatrists
A medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental illness.
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Psychiatrists diagnose conditions like depression, anxiety, ADHD and schizophrenia, prescribe medicine, and provide therapy, in hospitals, clinics and private practice. Unlike psychologists, they are medical doctors.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
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Psychiatrists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.