Psychiatrist | Psychiatry Doctors in India

A psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in mental health and helps in diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases pertaining to mental, emotional, and behavioural well being.

If you have extreme mood swings, withdrawal symptoms and are unable to maintain personal hygiene or concentrate on your daily work, consider getting help.

A psychiatrist can prescribe medication with other medical treatments, while a psychologist focuses on providing counseling as therapy and cannot prescribe medications.

Psychiatrists and psychologists often refer patients to each other. But If you talk about an issue and work through it in a one-on-one session, a psychologist might be a good fit. Otherwise you can always approach a psychiatrist for immediate medical help. 

Once you discuss your problem with the psychiatrist, they ask a series of questions, a psychiatrist might perform certain tests to diagnose your problem and treat you accordingly with therapy and medications.

Yes, all the information you share are maintained with utmost confidentiality.

In India it ranges from Rs.500-Rs.2000, in USD it ranges from $100- $200

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