Description

Psychiatry

Psychiatry (psychopathology) is usually confused with other professions. Psychiatry is a
medical service that treats mental diseases.

In this department, conditions like mental illness,
anxiety, and physiological disorders are managed. These diseases are demonstrated
by changes in thinking, behavior, and emotions. Psychiatry deals with the
diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.

It is common to think that concepts such as mind and soul
are independent of the functions of the body. The “soul concept”, which also
gives its name to the psychiatry profession, refers to the functions of the
brain related to emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

Like all functions, the functions that shape human
existence are affected by both physical and external conditions. The degree of
impact of changes in the body and external environment in the emergence of
psychiatric diseases may vary from disease to disease.

While physical factors are quite effective on mental
diseases, external factors (for example brain tumors) are also effective on
mental traumas that occur in response to extraordinary situations experienced.

Treatment in psychiatry

Psychiatrists use various types of psychotherapy,
medications, psychosocial interventions, and other treatments (such as
electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) depending on the needs of each patient.

Different methods are used in the treatment of
psychiatric diseases according to the features of the diseases. There are
treatment methods applied directly to the body (medication, electroconvulsive
therapy, etc.), as well as methods (psychotherapy) that target the emotional
and intellectual characteristics of the person or the variables in their
relationships.

The goal of psychotherapy is to eliminate or manage
unpleasant symptoms so that the patient can feel better. Psychotherapy is a
goal-oriented therapy that focuses on problem-solving.

Most drugs are used by psychiatrists in the same way as
drugs used to treat high blood pressure or diabetes. Psychiatrists can
prescribe medications to help treat mental disorders after completing
comprehensive reviews.

Psychiatric medications can help treat imbalances in
brain chemistry that are thought to play a role in some mental disorders.
Patients on long-term medication will need to consult their psychiatrist periodically
to monitor the effectiveness of the medication and possible side effects.

Other treatments are also available. Electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT), a medical treatment that involves the application of electrical
currents to the brain, is often used to treat severe depression that doesn’t
respond to other treatments.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS), vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are some of the new
therapies used to treat certain mental disorders. Light therapy is used to
treat seasonal depression. TMS is a highly effective device used in the
treatment of long-term depression and this treatment is applied in our
hospital.