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Specialties Psychiatry
 
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Urology

Required Training
4 years of training in a Psychiatry program, or 1 year of training in a broad-based clinical training program, followed by 3 years training in Psychiatry.
 
Subspecialties
Subspecialties include: Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Management.
 
Average Salary
Median Base Salary of $133,432 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2001)
 
5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues
Depression
Adjustment disorders
Developmental/Behavioral/Psychological problems
Chemical/Alcohol dependency
Dementia
 
5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat
Depression
Personality disorders
Schizophrenia
Adjustment disorders
AIDS and related disorders
 
Professional Organizations
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, Va. 22209-3901
phone: 703-907-7300
email: apa@psych.org
 
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 335
Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5249
Phone: (847) 945-7900
Fax: (847) 945-1146
 
American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
P.O. Box 458
Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA
Telephone: (203) 281-4322
Fax: 860-633-6023
email: AACPOffice@aol.com
 
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016-3007
voice: 202-966-7300 fax: 202-966-2891

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