Psychiatrist

toc = Definition: = A mental health professional who is a medical doctor. Gen Psych, Chapter 13, Pg. 425

= Examples: =
 * Addiction psychiatrist – Works with people suffering from addiction and substance abuse issues.


 * Adult psychiatrist – Works with adults experiencing mental illness or psychological distress.


 * Adolescent and child psychiatrist – Works with children and teens.


 * Forensic psychiatrist – Works in the courts and criminal justice system.


 * Geriatric psychiatrist – Works with elderly populations.


 * Neuropsychiatrist – Treats mental disorders associated with nervous system problems, brain diseases and brain injuries.


 * Organizational psychiatrist – Practices psychiatry in workplace and organizational settings.

= Analogies: = Being a psychiatrist is like having too many items in the express line, it causes a chain reaction of complex emotions

reupholstering a psychiatrist's couch, it doesn't register at first but then wham.

= Mnemonics: = A mnemonic for Manic symptoms:

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