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Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Psychiatrists specialize in treating mental illness and disorders. Unlike psychologists, psychiatrists can prescribe medications for the disorders. The professional practice of psychiatry began with Sigmund Freud, but the 'talking cure' that he developed has fallen out of fashion and medications are more commonly used than psychotherapy to 'cure' mental illness.

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About Psychiatrist

Psychiatrists are doctors/physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders, and they also act as consultants for other physicians. Many people turn to psychiatry as their occupation because the brain, which controls how we think and behave, is an interesting phenomenon to study.

Psychiatrists study the relationship between the mind and the body and why in some people the two do not function in harmony. Many people confuse psychiatrists with psychologists. One of the main differences is that psychiatrists are medical doctors, who can legally prescribe medicine and order or perform a number of laboratory tests and a psychologist can’t.

Many people go to see a psychiatrist when they have problems with their personal or social life resulting from shyness, obsessive compulsive disorders or anxiety; or due to a tragedy in their lives, such as a family death, drug abuse or a divorce. People with more serious mental diseases such as depression or schizophrenia see psychiatrists because they have problems functioning in everyday society. People diagnosed with more serious illnesses are usually put on some form of medication to help control their actions. These medicines fight imbalances in brain chemistry and help to manage a particular disease.

Psychiatrists use a wide variety of treatments, such as medication, psychotherapy, and in severe cases hospitalization. In order to properly treat a patient, the patient must be diagnosed with a mental disorder. Psychiatrists define patients based on a diagnosis with psychology names such as anxiety disorder or manic depression. A psychiatrist will usually work with a patient over a long period of time, recording various changes in their personality and behavior. Many psychiatrists sub specialize in a group or area of psychiatry, including geriatric psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry.

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