Editing Psychiatrist (section)

== Subspecialties ==
The field of psychiatry has many subspecialties that require additional ([[fellowship (medicine)|fellowship]]) training, which, in the US, are certified by the [[American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology]] (ABPN) and require Maintenance of Certification Program to continue. These include the following:<ref>{{Cite web|title = Taking a Subspecialty Exam - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology|url = http://www.abpn.com/become-certified/taking-a-subspecialty-exam/|access-date = 2015-09-19|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905061842/http://www.abpn.com/become-certified/taking-a-subspecialty-exam/|archive-date = 2015-09-05}}</ref> 
* [[Clinical neurophysiology]]
* [[Forensic psychiatry]]
* [[Addiction psychiatry]]
* [[Child and adolescent psychiatry]]
* [[Geriatric psychiatry]]
* [[Hospice and palliative medicine|Palliative care]]
* [[Pain management]]
* [[Liaison psychiatry|Consultation-liaison psychiatry]]
* [[Sleep medicine]]
* [[Brain injury medicine]]

Further, other specialties that exist include:<ref name="UKReq" />
* [[Cross-cultural psychiatry]]
* [[Emergency psychiatry]]
* [[Learning disability]]
* [[Neurodevelopmental disorder]]
* [[Cognition]] diseases, as in various forms of [[dementia]]
* [[Biological psychiatry]]
* [[Community psychiatry]]
* [[Global mental health]]
* [[Military psychiatry]]
* [[Social psychiatry]]
* [[Sports psychiatry]]

The United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties in the United States offers certification and fellowship program accreditation in the subspecialties of [[Behavioral Neurology|behavioral neurology]] and [[neuropsychiatry]], which is open to both [[Neurology|neurologists]] and psychiatrists.

Some psychiatrists specialize in helping certain age groups. [[Pediatric psychiatry]] is the area of the profession working with children in addressing psychological problems.<ref name=UKReq /> Psychiatrists specializing in [[geriatric psychiatry]] work with the elderly and are called geriatric psychiatrists or geropsychiatrists.<ref name=UKReq /> Those who practice psychiatry in the workplace are called occupational psychiatrists in the United States and [[Industrial and organizational psychology|occupational psychology]] is the name used for the most similar discipline in the UK.<ref name=UKReq /> Psychiatrists working in the courtroom and reporting to the judge and jury, in both criminal and civil court cases, are called [[forensic psychiatrist]]s, who also treat mentally disordered offenders and other patients whose condition is such that they have to be treated in secure units.<ref name=UKReq /><ref name=ABPNSubSpecial />

Other psychiatrists may also specialize in [[psychopharmacology]], [[psychotherapy]], [[psychiatric genetics]], [[neuroimaging]], [[dementia]]-related disorders such as [[Alzheimer's disease]], [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]], [[sleep medicine]], [[pain medicine]], [[palliative medicine]], [[eating disorder]]s, [[Sexual dysfunction|sexual disorders]], [[women's health]], [[global mental health]], [[early intervention in psychosis|early psychosis intervention]], [[mood disorders]] and [[anxiety disorders]] such as [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]] and [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].<ref name=UKReq /><ref name="ABPNSubSpecial">American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (5 March 2007).  ''ABPN Certification - Subspecialties''.  Retrieved March 25, 2007, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20060209140719/http://www.abpn.com/cert_subspecialties.htm]</ref>

Psychiatrists work in a wide variety of settings. Some are full-time [[medical research]]ers, many see patients in private medical practices, and [[Liaison psychiatry|consult liaison psychiatrists]] see patients in hospital settings where psychiatric and other medical conditions interact.