Are psychiatrist and psychologist the same??

While both psychiatrists and psychologists are mental health professionals, they are not the same. Psychiatrists are physicians who have completed medical school and a residencies in psychiatry, while psychologists have earned doctoral degrees. Both psychiatrists and psychologists can diagnose and treat mental health conditions, but only psychiatrists can prescribe medication.

Can psychiatrist prescribe medication?

Psychiatrists can prescribe medications because they are physicians. A psychologist cannot prescribe medications because they are not physicians.

How do psychiatrists treat depression?

The most common type of treatment for depression is antidepressant medication. Antidepressants are drugs that relieve symptoms of depression. They can take several weeks to work, and you may need to try more than one type of medication before you find the one that works for you.

How do psychiatrist diagnoses mental illness?

Psychiatrists use a variety of methods to make a diagnosis, including taking medical histories, performing mental status exhumation physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and neuroimaging studies, administering psychiatric rating scales, and interviewing the person's family and other people who have known him or her well.

Conditions Treated

Neuropsychiatric Disorders Depressive Disorders Bipolar Disorders Psychotic Disorders Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders Eating Disorders Suicidal Thoughts Abuse and Trauma Anger and Stress Management Difficulty Performing At Work Life Transitions Lifestyle Management

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders:

People with anxiety suffer from excessive sweating, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, restlessness, fatigue, dizziness, and a fear of death. Anxiety can cause an excessive and irrational dread of everyday situations that can be disabling

How can we help ?

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable with medication and behavioral modification techniques under the supervision of an experienced psychiatrist.

Please contact DR. Kranthi Kiran M.D. who is an expert in diagnosing and treating anxiety disorders disorders for help.

Banjara Hills Location

Maven Medical Center

H.no:8-2-277/B/1,road No 2, Opp:New Rainbow Children's Hospital,Banjara Hills,Hyderabad.500034

Contact Number

+91 8520001753

Email Address

acfneuropsychiatry@gmail.com

Financial District

Medics Healthcare

Survey No, 55/E, Khajaguda - Nanakramguda Rd, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Makthakousarali, Telangana 500032

Contact Number

+91 63041 05050

+91 8520001753

Email Address

acfneuropsychiatry@gmail.com

+91 8520001753

acfneuropsychiatry@gmail.com

FOR APPOINTMENTS

+91 8121-800-400,

+91 8121-200-400