Who is and what does a psychiatrist do?
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor. Thus, he is a specialist who graduated from medical school and then, in the course of further training, obtained specialization in psychiatry.
A psychiatrist deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. As a doctor, he can administer treatment using an array of modern and selective psychotropic drugs, for which he prescribes appropriate prescriptions. Depending on the medical indications, a psychiatrist can issue various types of certificates, including sick leave.
The treatment offered by a psychiatrist provides relief from a variety of mental ailments.
The principle of confidentiality of a psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is bound by strict medical confidentiality and the rules of the code of medical ethics
What does a psychiatrist do and when can you go to a psychiatrist?
Most often, the decision to go to a psychiatrist for help comes after many attempts to cope with the crisis – when a person realizes that he can’t overcome it on his own. When should one seek help?
The deciding factors are: the type of symptoms, how the ailments affect daily functioning, and the severity of the symptoms. It seems that such a key factor is long-term psychological suffering. This suffering can manifest itself in very different ways and under different forms. Consider contacting a psychiatrist or psychotherapist when they persist:
- constant feelings of uncertainty, sadness, anxiety, danger
- recurrent feelings of helplessness and confusion
- crises in family, marriage, at work, swollen situations that cause a constant desire to withdraw and hide
- eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia nervosa)
- neurotic and anxiety disorders
- stress-related somatic complaints
- personality disorders
- sleep disorders
- sexual dysfunctions
- depression
