• Question: Why did you become a Psychiatrist?

    Asked by jean490key on 1 Jul 2023. This question was also asked by east490key.
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      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 1 Jul 2023:

      I’m not a psychiatrist but my friend is. She loves what she does and helps people in her own way. Other friend of mine is a counselor. She studied psychology. I’m a microbiologist and a biochemist

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      Cheryl Williams answered on 2 Jul 2023:

      I’m not a psychiatrist 🙂
      I am a scientist working in healthcare. If you go the doctors or are in hospital and have to give a sample of blood, poo, wee, or a swab of a wound or ear for example, I am part of the team that will perform tests on that sample to see if you have a bacteria or virus that is causing an infection. Infections I look for include food poisoning (Salmonella), COVID, flu and strep throat, to name a few.

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      Mona-Lisa Kwentoh answered on 2 Jul 2023: last edited 2 Jul 2023 7:38 pm

      During my medical school placement , I met a patient who was experiencing difficulties in their mental health. I was intrigued how the doctor was able to gain the confidence of the patient to share what I deemed very private but also extremely distressing at the time. It was the first time in medical school my eyes were ” opened ” to the interaction between the human brain , mind and behaviour . I found it fascinating and haven’t looked back since then .
      I am also interested in people and love working as part of a team . Being a psychiatrist has enabled me do that.

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      Caroline Addey answered on 3 Jul 2023:

      I’m not a Psychiatrist – this requires a medicine degree and then specific training. I have a Biochemistry degree and work in the healthcare sector and am involved in regulation of medicines and medical devices to make sure they are safe.

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      Sophie Shaw answered on 3 Jul 2023:

      I’m not! I work as a bioinformatician, this is a computer scientist who focuses on using computers for biology – in my case, DNA sequencing and data analysis!

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      Kip Heath answered on 4 Jul 2023:

      Also not, but as someone who has been in therapy I really appreciate the work and how emotionally draining it must be!

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      Hannah Scholes answered on 5 Jul 2023:

      I’m not a psychiatrist, but I am a scientist! 🙂
      I’m part of a team which tests blood samples, and sometimes wee and poo, from people who have been to their GP or to the hospital, and help to look for clues as to why they aren’t well. There are other scientists who look for viruses and bacteria, and I look to see if your body is working properly.

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      Chigozie Onuba answered on 9 Jul 2023:

      I am not a Psychiatrist but my Sis Inlaw is

      I am a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in diagnostic haematology and Blood Transfusion.

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      Clare Morrow answered on 11 Jul 2023:

      I’m not a Psychiatrist – but am a scientist. There are hundreds of different scientific jobs around – there are 50 just in Healthcare Science. https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/

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