How many years does it take to become a child or adolescent psychiatrist?

Many: After high school, it takes 4 years' college, 4 years' medical school, 4 years' residency in psychiatry, and 2 years' fellowship in child psychiatry. Often programs let you begin a child psychiatry fellowship during the 4th year of general psychiatry training, so that you can be finished with 5 years' total residency training. Means at minimum, 13 years total after high school.

18-22 years: One has to complete medical school and then complete a residency in adult psychiatry .After that a fellowship in child & adolescent psychiatry for two years grants certification for child psychiatry.

A lot: In order to become a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, you will need 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 5-6 years of post-graduate medical training in adult and child/adolescent psychiatry.

General psychiatrist: Last 4 years , child and adolescent psychiatry last 5 years , which mean one year more.

Lets count it: 4 yrs of college, 4 yrs of medical school, 4 years of general psychiatry residency and 2 yrs of child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. You can also do a combined general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry program for 5 yrs. What do we have? 13 or 14 yrs depending on which route you chose. Remember, if you love what you are doing, the years go by fast. Good luck.

13-14 years average: In order to be a psychiatrist it takes:" 1. -HS 2. 4 years of college 3. 4 years of medical school 4. 3-4 years of Adult Psychiatry 5. 2 years of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. A total of minimum 13- 14 years not counting HS. If you decide to subsequent specialty it would be longer- Addiction, Forensic, Psychosomatic Medicine.