psychiatrist /psy·chi·a·trist/ (
si-ki´ah-trist) a physician who specializes in psychiatry.
psychiatrist [sīkī′ətrist] Etymology: Gk, psyche, mind, iatreia, treatment
a physician with additional medical training and experience in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
psychiatrist A physician–MD or DO specialized in mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, licensed to prescribe medication and provide verbal-based psychotherapy Meat & potatoes diseases Anxiety, depression, eating disorders
Salary $135K. See Addiction psychiatrist, Child & adolescent psychiatrist, Forensic psychiatrist,
Psychoanalyst. Cf
Psychologist.
Patient discussion about Psychiatrists.
Q. My brother who is facing high depression, how can a psychiatrist help for that? My brother who is facing high depression is sent to the psychiatrist by a doctor. He was already on some medicines for which he was not responding well. I don’t know what a psychiatrist did, he just asked some questions and that’s it. Doctor takes it as a case of bipolar…..how can a psychiatrist help for that?
A. Your brother is on the right path. The process of getting a diagnosis and starting treatment can be long and tedious but it is essential. Encourage him to continue seeing the psyciatrist and to take the medications that the dr perscribes. In time it will get better.
Q. My Psychiatrist often changes meds whenever I go for check up? Why he keeps on changing meds? I am Lesa/46 with bipolar taking medications regularly. My Psychiatrist often changes meds whenever I go for check up? Why he keeps on changing meds? Do I have serious problem? Help me…
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Q. I don’t know why doctor stopped the medicine and referred a psychiatrist. My sister is bipolar manic depression and we are taking her for her psychotherapy sessions from past 1 month. We have not found any change as of now. I don’t know why doctor stopped the medicine and referred a psychiatrist. We have to meet our doctor again after 2 months, but I wanted to know before meeting him that would this be of any help without any medicines.
A. Perhaps the GP stopped medications and referred your sister to a psychiatrist so that the psychiatrist can give her new medications. Sometimes it is better for a psychiatrist to percsribe medications because they know more about the illness and the effective treatments. If the medications your GP perscribed were not working perhaps he/she thought it better to hand the case over to a psychiatrist. Try to be patient through this process I know it is frusterating. Be there for your sister and be patient with her and her symptoms, in time it will get better. Keep faith.
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