The workplace - Psychiatry Specialty Training Program

Psychiatrists treat mental illness which encompasses conditions such as anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance abuse and personality disorders. Typically a management plan consists of a combination of psychotherapy and medications. Psychiatric illness can have a devastating effect on the lives of patient’s and their families and may even be life threatening. The setting in which psychiatrists practice varies according to personal preference and subspecialization and may include inpatient wards, outpatient clinics and emergency room. Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure performed by many psychiatrists. Popular misconception portrays ECT as a barbaric and painful treatment, however it is in fact brief and painless and is uniquely effective in a number of treatment resistant psychiatric disorders.

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