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Psychiatry

It is a sentence we often hear from people with distress:
“I have troubles, but I do not have a psychiatric illness!” It
tells that way; Because anyone who goes to a psychiatrist is crazy, and if
he is not crazy, he will be given medicine immediately. Due to this
prejudice in our society, unfortunately, many people cannot relieve their
problems in inexperienced hands and lose their faith in psychiatry as a result
of wrong diagnoses and treatments. However, the psychiatry branch of
medicine deals with our soul, which consists of feelings and thoughts.

We often visit doctors in other branches with the bodily
reflections of our mental problems. They get angry when they say “you
have nothing”, “psychological”, and we hope for help from other
doctors. You are right because you are not understood. Some physical
complaints that people feel, headache, neck and back pain, convulsions,
numbness, pins and needles, tinnitus, dizziness, eczema, constipation, stomach
aches, nausea, indigestion, as well as anxiety with breathing and heart
palpitations his attacks are real. It is strongly felt by the
person. However, in cases where these complaints are not caused by a
diagnosed disease, it is thought that psychological factors will affect the
body. In this case, psychiatric treatment should be part of the
treatment. Psychiatrist,

So What Are the Situations We Define as Psychiatric Illness, Illness or
Disorder?

Psychiatric disorders are symptoms that progress with
negative changes in emotions, thoughts and behaviors and affect the
functionality level of the individual. When you have problems in solving
your vital and emotional problems or have difficulty coping with your troubles,
it should be considered that these troubles and problems may be caused by
psychiatric problems such as depression, adjustment disorder, personality
disorders, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder
and other anxiety disorders. At the same time, some life events and life
stresses that the individual tries to cope with the defensive features of his
personality can also lead to these disorders. Therefore, when the client
applies for the solution of a problem, the diagnosis should be determined by
psychiatric evaluation and the treatment strategy should be arranged according
to this diagnosis.

In addition, situations such as marital problems,
relationship problems, and mourning that do not fall into the category of
psychiatric diagnosis but lead to a significant decrease in the functional
status of the person are frequently observed. Psychotherapy support is
also required in such cases. The type of psychotherapy technique to
approach the client depends on the client’s distress, personality traits and
the center where the psychotherapy is performed. Psychotherapy is performed
by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with this training. However,
there is a point to be considered here. We have been observing for a long
time that our patients do not know the job descriptions of psychologists and
psychiatrists due to the lack of awareness in our society. For this
reason, patients are misled, they receive wrong treatments for years and
lose hope of treatment. For this reason, people should first apply to a
psychiatrist and their situation should be determined.

The psychiatrist can refer to a clinical psychologist who
knows how to apply psychotherapy and a pedagogue who is a development
specialist for children when he / she deems necessary. Not all
psychologists, counselors, and pedagogues are clinical psychologists or pedagogues; therefore,
they are not authorized to see the clients. In order to evaluate the
clients and to include them in the therapy process, they must have completed at
least a two-year clinical psychology master’s program. Clinical
psychologists and pedagogues are not empowered to provide clients with medical
treatment or to advise clients on their need for treatment. Therefore,
patients should be careful about patient rights, which, unfortunately, cannot
be protected by law.