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As a psychiatrist, you’ll draw on your medical, scientific and interpersonal skills to work with people of all ages and from all walks of life. The treatment and support you provide will change lives.

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Want to find out more about becoming a psychiatrist? Our guide contains all you need to know if you’re considering a career in psychiatry, including information about each specialty and how to train.

What is psychiatry?

What do psychiatrists do, what types of psychiatrist are there, and what's the day in a life of a psychiatrist like?

Why choose psychiatry

Hear from psychiatrists working in a wide range of fields - from sports to cutting edge research - why they're glad they chose psychiatry.

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Supported and valued: why supervision proved to be a deal-breaker for one trainee

For our latest Choose Psychiatry blog post, Dr Madeleine Bonney-Helliwell discusses why supervision was an important aspect in her decision to choose psychiatry.

Dr Madeleine Bonney-Helliwell 25 October, 2021
How I went from child psychiatrist to political influencer

In our second blog post for our 2021 Choose Psychiatry campaign, Dr Dave Williams looks how his career as a child psychiatrist led him to a position where he was ...

Dr Dave Williams 18 October, 2021
Using Yoga as a therapeutic intervention in my practice

For this year's Choose Psychiatry campaign we will be hearing from a number of psychiatrists about their varied work. First off is Dr Rupal Davé who talks about how she ...

Dr Rupal Davé 11 October, 2021
My interest in psychiatry

Ishbel Kempton is a year 12 student currently preparing for her A-Levels. She is determined to pursue a career in psychiatry and here reflects on where her interest stems from, ...

Ishbel Kempton 15 June, 2021