Mental diseases and disorders treat such specialists as a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, neurologist. In what cases need to be addressed to each of these doctors? The answer to this question you will find in this article.
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It often happens that a person suffering from any mental illness simply does not know who from specialists - a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist or a neurologist - he should contact his misfortune. Let's figure out what kind of mental disorders treat the aforementioned doctors.
How to decide whether a specialist of which profile you need?
If you (or a person close to you):
- Depression (from mild to severe with suicide attempts),
- Bulimia or anorexia,
- schizophrenia,
- Alzheimer's disease,
- alcoholism,
- Heavy neurosis,
First of all, a psychiatrist, or psychotherapist, is needed.
Psychiatrist - a specialist who has a basic medical education - 6 years of study + 2 years of redeference and / or graduate school with a specialty psychiatry. Conducts advanced diagnostics and prescribes medicinal and non-drug therapy.
Psychotherapist - Psychiatrist, additionally past relatively long training of psychotherapy. Psychotherapists are used in the treatment, both medicinal methods and non-drugs, the most powerful of which is psychotherapy - the impact on a person with words.
Often at the heart of depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism or other disorders lie as mental, so organic causes (brain damage, circulatory disorders and T.D.). Neurologists come to the rescue.
Neurologist - a doctor who studies the diseases of the nervous system, but not from the point of view of the psyche, consciousness, and from the point of view of material (organic) violations.
If family problems are bothering you, problems in personal life, a slight decrease in intellectual abilities (memory, attention, etc.), then it is best to consult with a psychologist. Psychologists will also help you pass various trainings: self-confidence, neuro-linguistic programming, etc.
It is important to note: since a psychologist has no medical education, he cannot prescribe medicines.
Criteria qualified doctor
General criteria for a qualified specialist:
- has great practical experience (especially in the treatment of the disease you turned with);
- looks at the problem as in general and separately analyzing all the components of its signs;
- puts an advanced diagnosis (conclusion);
- He is the author of scientific and popular literature concerning your problem;
- pays a lot of attention to the conversation with the patient (at least 30-40 minutes);
- refers to understanding how to the patient himself and his family.
