Psychiatry

Physicians who have received 6 years of medical school education and 4 years of residency in the field of psychiatry are called psychiatrists. Psychiatrists work on disorders in mental, emotional and behavioral skills. Examination and follow-up of patients, diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders and addictions are among the duties of psychiatrists.

If we were to define these two occupational groups, we can say that: A psychiatrist is a specialist doctor who diagnoses and treats mental and nervous diseases. A psychologist is a person who systematically examines the mind and behavior of an individual based on scientific methods. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine. Psychology is a department in the Arts and Sciences Faculty of universities. In order to become a psychiatrist, it is necessary to take residency training after graduating from medical school, while it is necessary to have a bachelor's degree in order to become a psychologist. However, only a bachelor's degree is not enough to perform therapy or to specialize in a field, it is necessary to complete a master's degree in the desired field. While psychiatrists have the authority to diagnose, prescribe medication and therapy, only clinical psychologists working in a hospitals and clinical settings can diagnose and treat through therapy. Psychologists refer the person to a psychiatrist if drug treatment is deemed necessary; because only psychiatrists can prescribe psychiatric drugs.

Affect is the ability to give emotional reactions to external or internal stimuli and to notice these reactions from the outside. Blunted affect or emotional blunt means severe reduction in the projection of emotions and limited projection. It can occur without any disease, or it can be one of the symptoms of some diseases such as schizophrenia.

Anxiety disorder is a psychological disorder. It is quite normal to be worried and anxious about some events and situations in daily life. However, if these feelings continue for a long time after, it can be considered to be a disease.

Since the person suffering from anxiety disorder has difficulty in controlling their emotions, their social lives begin to be negatively affected over time. For this reason, it is necessary to consult a specialist and get treatment without wasting much time.

Types of anxiety disorder:

• Common anxiety disorder
• Panic disorder
• Specific phobias
• Agoraphobia
• Social anxiety disorder
• Breakup anxiety disorder

The symptoms of anxiety can be listed as follows:

• Sudden intense anxiety and fear
• Shortness of breath, dry mouth
• Feeling like something bad is going to happen
• Acceleration of heartbeat
• Excessive sweating
• Inability to focus
• Insomnia
• Stomach disorder

Everyone can experience anxiety or panic at some times and in situations. It is a natural response to a particular danger. Intense fear and anxiety that is felt suddenly and regularly without any danger or reason indicates panic attack disorder. Panic attacks are a variant of anxiety disorder. During the attack, symptoms such as chest pain, sweat discharge, and rapid heartbeat can be seen.

Panic disorder, on the other hand, is the intense anxiety that occurs in the person due to sudden and recurrent panic attacks, and thus the inability to continue life properly.

Depression, is a mood disorder with a prolonged state of sadness and unhappiness. In other words, it is major depressive disorder or clinical depression. A short-term feeling of malaise is not depression. Depression leads to a constant state of sadness and a lack of enjoyment in pleasant situations.

Behaviors, feelings and thoughts of the depressed person are also negatively affected by this situation. Even doing normal daily activities can be difficult for the person and sometimes it can feel like life is not worth living. Depression, which usually occurs in the 20s, is more common in women than men. Depression is a problem that can be treated with medication, therapy, or both.

Here are the symptoms of depression:

• Feeling sad and worthless all the time
• Loss of interest and pleasure in daily activities
• Overeating or loss of appetite
• Sleep disorders
• Constant fatigue
• Slowness in speech and movements
• Loss of concentration, difficulty making decisions
• Suicidal tendencies

Social phobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder, causes difficulty in communicating with other people and avoiding social environments for fear of being disliked and excluded by the society. It is common in society. Social phobia can cause many problems by negatively affecting daily life.

Social phobia is mostly genetically based. If there are people who suffer from social phobia in the family, it can also be seen in other individuals. Medication may be necessary in addition to psychotherapy.

Obsessive and compulsive disorder is the acquisition of behaviors called compulsions, in which the person is trapped in a repetitive cycle of thoughts and behaviors. These compulsions turn into a kind of ritual over time. Rituals aim to prevent or remove obsessive thoughts, and in this way, to get rid of anxiety. These can stop anxiety for a while, but when obsessive thoughts come to mind again, the same process will occur again. Individuals with OCD cannot heal on their own, they must receive professional support and treatment.

OCD can be caused by overactivity in the brain, or it can be caused by a traumatic event in the past of the individual.

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disease that causes the individual to lose their perception of reality, makes it difficult for the brain to think normally, and therefore prevents it from keeping its emotions under control with its behaviors. When schizophrenia starts to show symptoms, it is not possible for the person to be aware of his/her own situation and make a rational decision. The disease often progresses slowly, and with early diagnosis and treatment, it can be kept under control before serious complications develop.

Although schizophrenia is associated with aggression in the media, most patients are not violent. However, the fears and paranoia felt by the patients, distorted thoughts and hallucinations can make it difficult to control anger.

In the course of the disease, there is an increase in the symptoms in some periods and a decrease in some periods. Among other psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia is one of the diseases that most negatively affect social and professional life. The disease is chronic and requires lifelong treatment, but the majority of symptoms are controlled when medications are used regularly.

Symptoms of schizophrenia include:

• Believing in unreal events
• Having hallucinations and delusions
• Disorganized thoughts and speech
• Irregular motor movements and behaviors
• Blunted affect

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