Psychiatry Departmental
The study of mental, emotional, and behavioral illnesses with an emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention is known as psychiatry. Psychiatrists are medical professionals with a focus in psychiatry who are skilled at evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with a range of mental health issues.
To comprehend a patient's symptoms, thoughts, feelings, and actions, psychiatrists use a variety of diagnostic procedures, including interviews, psychological testing, and observation. They are able to provide an accurate diagnosis and create a personalized treatment plan with the aid of this thorough evaluation.
To give their patients comprehensive and compassionate care, psychiatrists, along with other care team members; psychologists, occupational therapists, and speech therapist combine medical, psychological, and social interventions. Prescription of psychotropic drugs such as mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, and antidepressants, are frequently part of psychiatry services.
Additionally, psychiatrists can help people better understand their ideas, emotions, and behaviors and create coping mechanisms by recommending psychotherapy such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychoanalytic therapy, interpersonal therapy, or family therapy.
In order to combat the stigma associated with mental health and to raise awareness and provide education about mental diseases, psychiatry services are essential. Psychiatry services at Revital Rehabilitation Hospital promote early intervention for mental health problems and the destigmatization of mental health illnesses by providing accessible and affordable care.
Individuals from all age group can be affected by psychiatric disorders, and a group of psychiatric disorders occur exclusively to females during stressful periods in their life. That is why Revital Rehabilitation Hospital Psychiatry Clinic offers specialized psychiatric services tailored according to our patients´ age and individual needs:
Child and Adolescent psychiatry service: A wide variety of children disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and conduct problems, can be diagnosed and treated. To meet the special requirements of young people, a variety of therapeutic strategies, such as play therapy, family therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy are advised when needed.
General Adult Psychiatry service: Our clinic provides services related to screening, assessment, and treatment of mental health conditions in people from late adolescence to middle and older adulthood. The clinic provides screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for the diverse general adult psychiatry disorders like depression, social anxiety disorders, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder), eating disorders, and personality disorders.
Older Adults psychiatry service: Service is focused on the unique demands of older persons in terms of mental health; identifying and treating mental health conditions that are more prevalent in the elderly, including late-life depression, behaviors associated with dementia, delirium, psychiatric manifestations of medical and neurological illnesses (Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Multiple sclerosis, etc.), sleep disorders, and anxiety disorders. To address their needs, it usually requires to work together to provide complete care and tailored personalized managements plans alongside other medical specialists, such as geriatricians and neurologists.
Perinatal and Reproductive psychiatric service: Perinatal and Reproductive service focuses on the mental health requirements of females during pregnancy, childbirth, and after giving birth. Our clinic screens for, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats disorders commonly happening during these stressful periods like premenstrual dysphoric disorder, postpartum anxiety, postpartum psychosis, and perinatal and postpartum depression. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, our clinic offers assistance and suitable treatment alternatives.
In Revital Rehabilitation Hospital Psychiatric Clinic patient confidentiality, privacy, and autonomy are of utmost importance and are considered core values. We believe this helps to develop trust and healthy therapeutic relationships, to reduce stigma associated with mental illness, and to develop effective treatment plans.
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