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Finding a psychiatrist can be tricky. Most don’t accept insurance, and there are often long waiting lists that mean you can’t get an appointment for weeks or even months. So, when you do find a psychiatrist, it’s understandable that you might not be willing to let them go. However, what’s more important than having a psychiatrist is having the right psychiatrist…….Continue reading….
By : Hannah Owens, LMSW
Source: verywellmind
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A psychiatrist is a type of physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments, or strict mental issues. Sometimes a psychiatrist works within a multidisciplinary team, which may comprise clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nursing staff.
Psychiatrists have broad training in a biopsychosocial approach to the assessment and management of mental illness. As part of the clinical assessment process, psychiatrists may employ a mental status examination; a physical examination; brain imaging such as a computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or positron emission tomography scan; and blood testing.
Psychiatrists use pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or interventional approaches to treat mental disorders.The field of psychiatry has many subspecialties that require additional (fellowship) training, which, in the US, are certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and require the Maintenance of Certification Program to continue.
Some psychiatrists specialize in helping certain age groups. Pediatric psychiatry is the area of the profession working with children in addressing psychological problems. Psychiatrists specializing in geriatric psychiatry work with the elderly and are called geriatric psychiatrists or geropsychiatrists. Those who practice psychiatry in the workplace are called occupational psychiatrists in the United States and occupational psychology is the name used for the most similar discipline in the UK.
Psychiatrists working in the courtroom and reporting to the judge and jury, in both criminal and civil court cases, are called forensic psychiatrists, who also treat mentally disordered offenders and other patients whose condition is such that they have to be treated in secure units.
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 disorders, sexual disorders, women’s health, global mental health, early psychosis intervention, mood disorders and anxiety disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Psychiatrists work in a wide variety of settings. Some are full-time medical researchers, many see patients in private medical practices, and consult liaison psychiatrists see patients in hospital settings where psychiatric and other medical conditions interact.
As a physician (M.D. or D.O.), a psychiatrist specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, and is uniquely qualified to prescribe medications and order a full range of medical and laboratory tests to assess the physical aspects of psychological problems.
An evening with a a Forensic Psychiatrist at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax
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