psychiatrist
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly mental issues. Sometimes a psychiatrist works within a multi-disciplinary team, which may comprise clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nursing staff. Psychiatrists have broad training in a biopsychosocial approach to the assessment and management of mental illness.
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing mental health conditions by determining whether a patient's symptoms stem from physical illness, mental illness, or a combination of both. This matters because psychiatrists bring medical training and a comprehensive understanding of how biological, psychological, and social factors interact, and they often work with other professionals to provide thorough mental health care.
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Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Psychiatrist
- Occupation.formation
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS/MBChB) Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Occupation.employment_field
- Psychiatric clinics
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Research
36,864 papers- The Checklist Psychiatrist.Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2024Balon RDOI: 10.1159/000538544
- Psychiatrist's opinion as a premise for legal termination of pregnancy.ReviewPsychiatria polska · 2024Urban-Kowalczyk M, Kubiak RDOI: 10.12740/PP/186637
- Cannabinoids and the heart-a psychiatrist's perspective.ReviewHerz · 2024Kramer J, Koller G, Pogarell ODOI: 10.1007/s00059-024-05273-y
- The psychiatrist as a ragpicker. Introduction to Walter Benjamin for psychiatrists (II): the dialectics between the fragment and the whole.ReviewInternational review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2024Stanghellini GDOI: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2354368
- Dr Eamon O'Sullivan: psychiatrist and forgotten pioneer of occupational therapy.ReviewIrish journal of psychological medicine · 2024Pettigrew J, Robinson KDOI: 10.1017/ipm.2022.24
- The Psychiatrist at the Theater: "Peace on Your Wings," a Review and a Reflection.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2024Guerrero APSDOI: 10.1007/s40596-023-01929-9
- Training Psychiatrist-Scientists-Excellence on Both Sides of the Hyphen.JAMA psychiatry · 2024Taylor JL, Potash JBDOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.2255
- What Is the Value of the Psychiatrist in Resident Psychotherapy Supervision?Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2024Balasanova AA, Kennedy KGDOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-01944-4
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Encyclopedic overview
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly mental issues. Sometimes a psychiatrist works within a multi-disciplinary team, which may comprise clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nursing staff. Psychiatrists have broad training in a biopsychosocial approach to the assessment and management of mental illness.
As part of the clinical assessment process, psychiatrists may employ a mental status examination; a physical examination; brain imaging such as a computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or positron emission tomography scan; and blood testing. Psychiatrists use pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or interventional approaches to treat mental disorders.
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