Questionnaire for Psychiatrist!

[Shabnam.Masroor]

1. What led you to pursue a career in psychiatry?

2. Could you list some struggles of being a board-certified psychiatrist?

3. Was the road to becoming a psychiatrist full of difficulties? If so what were they?

4. How much experience in interacting with others did you have before getting hired?

5. How many years of education did you pursue into becoming a psychiatrist?

6. Does a patient’s negativity affect your own psychological state?

7. How did you train to become a psychiatrist during your residency?

8. Did anything in your life heavily impact you in a way to drive you towards this profession?

9. Have you ever had doubt or had to be reassured that psychiatry was for you?

10. Was there ever a moment in your life where you wish you pursued a different career?

Also! Could you add your contact info ?!

[Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP]

I don't think you will find an actual psychiatrist on this board to answer your questions. It's mainly nurses, although you will find many nurses who work w/ psychiatric patients.

[verene, MSN]

You might want to reach out to Student Doctor Network instead - this forum is focused on nursing and there are unlikely to be many psychiatrists around to answer your questions.

If you'd like to know more about working as a psychiatric/mental health nurse you are welcome to check out the Psychiatric Nursing Forum on this site. I'm also happy to answer questions about working in mental health as a RN as this is my practice area.

[Waiting for Retirement]

I would suspect you would have difficulty getting anyone who is qualified to answer your questions be willing to put their personal contact information on a public forum like this. You also might get a random nutcase (no bad puns intended!) who wants to be thought of as a psychiatrist but is only playing.

[Oldmahubbard]

There are some PMHNP's here who might be willing to answer a few of these questions. Some of the questions are poorly phrased.