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Psychiatry Jobs in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is known as "the city nestled between the mountains and reality." Widely recognized by its residents as heaven on earth, Boulder soars at an astonishing 5,430 feet above sea level and is located at the foothills of the snowy and majestic Rocky Mountains. Come experience your own heaven on earth when you take a psychiatry job in Boulder, Colorado.

Boulder is the home of the prestigious University of Colorado and it provides for an interesting mix of campus life and cosmopolitan living. Saturdays in the autumn you will find Boulderites cheering on the university’s football team, the Buffaloes, from the seats of Folsom Field. If shopping causes you to cheer much more than the pigskin, look no further than the Pearl Street Mall. This intriguing outdoor mall is built over four city blocks and serves as a community square with special shows and acts on the weekends.

About Psychiatry Jobs

Psychiatrists are the licensed physicians in the area of mental health. They assess and treat mental illnesses through a combination of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and medication. In most cases, medications are administered to correct chemical imbalances that cause emotional problems. Psychiatrists also may administer electroconvulsive therapy to patients need more than medication.

According to the American Psychiatric Association, there are roughly 45,000 psychiatrists, making psychiatry the fourth largest medical specialty. Psychiatrists can focus on one of the following subspecialties: child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, clinical neurophysiology, addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, pain medicine, neurodevelopmental disabilities, psychosomatic medicine, vascular neurology, sleep medicine, neuromuscular medicine, and palliative medicine.