Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the field of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of mental disorders.
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Can an accurate psychiatry diagnosis come from a 15min session?
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What is the model of psychiatry and mental health services up in canada?
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A 25-year old male asked:
When i entered psychiatry i was very hesitant and wanted to turn back, get out. Is my hesitation normal? Who should I trust?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Hello! i would really appreciate if someone could help me immediately. I have this homework due tomorrow which is about the psychiatry work field.
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A 47-year old asked:
How are psychiatry and neuropsychiatry different?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can taking psychiatry medication lead to premature aging?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: child psychiatry?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Who has found use in pharmacogenomic testing in psychiatry?
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What are the differences between psychiatry and neuropsychiatry?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you please tell me how psychiatry and neuropsychiatry differ?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you please tell me the important differences between psychiatry and psychology?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I am in need of a new dr that's familiar with psychiatry, and can prescribe medication?
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A 21-year old female asked:
If you had to choose your specialty all over again, would you choose child psychiatry again?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Is there anything therapeutic, in the strict sense of the word, about psychiatry and psychological analyses?
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A female asked:
Does Psychiatry medicines increase androjen? When i was 16 a had a very feminin body but now i have very thick torso and wide shoulders
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A 26-year old female asked:
I feel like I have some psychological deficit. I was the high achiever type and became sick 3 months ago, and am not getting better. The Dr is referring me to psychiatry...
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A 32-year old asked:
We know nothing about child psychiatry wards?
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A 39-year old asked:
How much does state health insurance cover for therapy and psychiatry visits? Does it differ state by state?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Do universities or researches ever recruit for case studies? (not looking to get paid) neurology, maybe psychiatry psychology?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What is the difference between psychopharmacology and psychiatry? Would a psychopharmacologist help more in finding the correct medicine?
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A 34-year old asked:
Could therapy, psychiatry, and or psychology work?
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A 35-year old asked:
Might it be that a history of mental illness prevent a job in psychiatry?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What is a good way to get psychological/psychiatry therapy you need while also being extremely poor?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Im looking for a doctor who specializes in psychiatry. Where can I find one around green point area?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Any thoughts on using inositol in psychiatry and can you explain what exactly it is..Can be bought in some vitamin stores?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What basic considerations should a patient taking antipsychotics have regarding its diet/nutrition? (Very interested in Nutritional Psychiatry)
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is hysteria still a recognisable disease in modern day psychiatry , is globus hystericus a new name for it or is that a different problem? Thanks
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is there a branch in psychiatry which provides counselling to rapists.I as an indian can't digest why people here are behaving like this to tourists?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What will it be like to be hospitalized at a psychiatry ward? (I was told to be hospitalized for self harm and being suicidal)
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A 32-year old male asked:
I am suffering from hypocondriasis.. Now I am in a doubt tht this anxiety neurosis may lead to any type of psychoses disease , psychiatry?
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