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Psychiatry

Psychiatry Department

What Is Psychiatry?

Psychiatry is a specialty targeting the mental health of population to improve the quality of life
Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems.
People seek psychiatric help for many reasons such as: “Feeling of Sadness, hopelessness, loss of interest, disturbed sleep and appetite, poor attention and concentration, excessive worry, irritability, hearing voices, suspiciousness, poor social communication, impulsivity, hyperactivity, poor school or work performance, behavioral disturbances, memory disturbance.

What is the psychiatric assessment?

A psychiatric assessment includes assessing complaints and history from the patient as well as examination of mental status, and psychological tests, along with the physical examination, laboratory tests, and neurological imaging when needed.

At AZHD our Psychiatry Department offers the following range of services for both adults and children:

Adult psychiatry

  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Psychosis and schizophrenia
  • Personality disorders
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Social anxiety
  • Alcohol dependence
  • Alzheimer and other dementias
  • Marital counseling
  • Eating disorders

 

Child psychiatry

  • ADHD
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Conduct disorder
  • Mood disorder
  • Separation anxiety
  • Learning disabilities
  • Other developmental disorders

 

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