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What is psychiatry?
Psychiatry is a branch of medicine dealing with people with a huge range of mental health conditions.
Psychiatrists help people to manage, treat or recover from these. Find out more about the different ways in which psychiatrists specialise – and what life looks like for a trainee psychiatrist.
“It's a privilege to have the time to listen and get to know patients. And it is so rewarding to see patients get better.”
Charlotte | Higher trainee in old age and general adult psychiatry