Psychiatry

The QHAMC Department of Psychiatry provides care for patients experiencing various mental and psychological illnesses. A team of qualified psychiatrists and psychologists delivers expert services, making it a leading psychiatric care provider. The department offers clinical, academic, and therapeutic support to adults and elderly patients dealing with behavioral, psychiatric, and addiction-related challenges. Treatment approaches include psychiatric assessments, pharmacotherapy, and behavioral management, all leading to a structured recovery plan. The department also offers multiple psychotherapy models, including personal, family, and group therapy, to address emotional and psychological distress. Our psychiatric consultants specialize in providing personalized care and effective behavioral management techniques for managing substance addictions.

Services

The department offers diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including:

1. Stress Management: Stress disorders often arise due to traumatic experiences that trigger intense feelings of fear, stress, or pain. These conditions can be worsened by situations involving serious injury or witnessing death. Common symptoms include emotional detachment, numbness, silence, and dissociative amnesia. Treatment typically involves cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation techniques, and imaginal exposure therapy.
2. Anxiety: Anxiety disorders involve persistent worry and fear about current situations or future events. Chronic anxiety often begins at an early age due to a triggering event. Stress can lead to episodes of chronic anxiety, accompanied by symptoms such as sweating, headaches, muscle spasms, and tachycardia, which may cause fatigue. Our consultants focus on identifying these triggers and suggest lifestyle modifications, therapy, or medication to help manage the condition.
3. Depression: Depression is a mental health condition that leads to low self-esteem, a lack of interest in enjoyable activities, and persistent feelings of sadness. It is effectively treatable through psychotherapy and appropriate medication.
4. Schizophrenia: Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit unusual social behavior and struggle to distinguish reality from delusions. Common symptoms include distorted perception, auditory hallucinations, social withdrawal, reduced emotional expressiveness, and idleness. Psychiatrists thoroughly assess a patient’s behavior and personal experiences to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment typically involves psychotherapy along with prescribed medication.
5. Psychotherapy: Also known as “talk therapy,” psychotherapy is a primary treatment for various mental illnesses, particularly personality disorders and emotional distress. It follows four key approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy, and Family-Focused Therapy.
6. Personality Disorders: Personality disorders encompass various mental health conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), bipolar disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Diagnosis involves a physical examination, psychiatric evaluation, and symptom analysis. Treatment depends on the specific disorder and often combines therapy with prescribed medication.
7. Others

• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Old age psychiatric disorders
• ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy)