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A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in mental, emotional, and behavioral problems. A psychiatrist must undergo at least four years of intensive specialty training in psychiatry following graduation from medical school. Among all mental health professionals, only the psychiatrist is a licensed physician trained to diagnose illnesses of all sorts, order and interpret medical laboratory tests, prescribe medication, and coordinate, when necessary the overall medical and psychological care of patients.