Introduction

Psychiatry is a type of medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis of mental disorders, the prevention of these disorders, and the treatment of mental and emotional disorders. These include several types of emotional abnormalities related to a person’s perceptions, behavior, mood, and cognition.

Psychiatrists act to assess an individual’s medical and emotional history, such as their mental status and past medical history. They do a mental status examination to see if the individual has a cognitive deficit. They also do psychological testing to find out if the person has an emotional disorder.

The psychiatrist may also do neuroimaging techniques or other neurophysiological tests. Mental disorders are described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is published by the American Psychiatric Association as well as the International Classification of Diseases. This manual is made by the World Health Association.

The main treatments used in psychiatry are psychotherapy and psychiatric medicine. There are other treatments used in modern psychiatry. These include community treatment, supported employment, and community reinforcement. Treatment can be done while the patient is an inpatient or when they are an outpatient. It all depends on how severe the disorder is.

Research and psychiatric treatment are usually done by an interdisciplinary team. These include mental health counselors, epidemiologists, public health specialists, social workers, nurses, and radiologists. They work together to manage patients with psychological diseases.