| We might feel that mental illness is not very common | | | | psychiatry for those already having a DO degree is |
| in a well to do society but the astonishing fact is that | | | | surgical neurology. It requires specialization and proper |
| about 25% people in the US are due to have some | | | | psychiatric certification but gives very high earnings. |
| kind of a mental illness in a given year. This is a | | | | It seems that one can just get a two year degree |
| straight forward consequence of the increasingly | | | | and easily earn incomes equal to psychologists but it |
| busy lifestyle of people and the ever growing | | | | is not true. To be an established pharmacist is as |
| pressure to earn more. | | | | difficult as being an established psychologist. |
| Mental illnesses are of many kinds from the most | | | | Psychiatric certification is granted by most renowned |
| minor ones like anxieties and manias to the most | | | | medical colleges of the US which are accredited to |
| complicated ones like schizophrenia. Today the | | | | give post graduate degrees. |
| medical sector requires people working in fields | | | | Another field related to psychiatric training is |
| related to psychology. Hence psychiatric education | | | | counseling. Counselors are required by variety of |
| has become a very promising field of medical | | | | organizations like schools and colleges and even by |
| education. | | | | business firms. The problems of depression have |
| There are number of psychiatric fields which require | | | | become very common today and hence starting a |
| varied levels of educational qualifications. To be a full | | | | private practice as a counselor is also not in any case |
| fledged medical psychologist you ought to have a | | | | less promising. It requires good skills and years of |
| post graduation in the field of psychology or | | | | practice to be an established counselor. |
| neurology. Psychiatric certification in the US is | | | | There are a number of medical colleges in the US |
| provided by the American Board of Psychiatry and | | | | that offer complete as well as vocational psychiatric |
| Neurology. There are fields related to psychology | | | | training but since all psychiatric professions are |
| which require minimal specialization. | | | | completely based on experience one should opt for |
| One can easily become a psychiatric pharmacist by | | | | colleges with experienced teaching faculty. It must be |
| pursuing a two year diploma or vocational course. | | | | kept in mind that though the profession of psychiatry |
| Established psychiatric pharmacists earn almost equal | | | | provides a lot of promise only the most skilled ones |
| to doctors with a post graduation in psychology or | | | | are able to establish themselves. |
| neurology. Another exciting field in the field of | | | | |