Psychiatry starting salaries?

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Anybody know what they are coming out of residency? What is the general state of the specialty of Psychiatry in the new millenium?

I'm having trouble finding reliable answers to the salary question. Most of the job sites I find do not list salary with the job descriptions.

Any input is appreciated!

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Right now there is a huge demand for psychiatrists because medical students have been avoiding the specialty for years. Pick-up journals and look at the ads in the back---salaries range from 120-150K to start. On the bright side, drug therapies will likely continue to improve for and we will continue to make biological advances into the understanding of mental illness. On the negative side, insurance companies and HMOs don't pay for comprehensive psychiatric services (hospitalization) anymore, clinical psychologists are on a rampage to get prescription privileges, and the field has been suffering from a lack of perceived prestige.

There are very profitable niches in psychiatry--forensic psychiatry being one of them. Also, if you're academically-minded, dual FP-psych, IM-psych, and neuro-psych boarded physicians are always in demand in academic centers.
 
drusso,

what are the major difference between "dual FP-psych, IM-psych, and neuro-psych boarded physicians" that you mentioned and how do their salaries, lifestyle, etc. compare?

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