Psychiatry


In the field of medicine known as psychiatry, mental, emotional, and behavioural illnesses are identified, treated, and studied. Mood, behaviour, cognition, and perception anomalies are all covered. A psychiatrist is a doctor who specialises in mental health issues and their psychological causes. The patient is treated by a psychiatrist who also prescribes medicine and does other medical procedures.

Our ability to cope with life is reflected in how we think, feel, and behave. It also influences how we respond to stress, interact with others, and make decisions. Mental illness is like any other physical sickness since our brains are just like any other parts of our bodies. Mental disease requires care and treatment just like physical illness does. Additionally, most persons with mental problems are able to live productive and healthy lives with the correct treatment, much like many physical conditions. Issues like mental illnesses, sadness, stress, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating difficulties, and attention deficit disorder can all be helped by a wide range of medical and psychotherapy approaches.

Why choose Altor Hospital for Psychiatry?

Altor Hospital's Psychiatry Department treats mental health issues preventively, clinically, and therapeutically. We strive to provide the best mental healthcare possible to people of all ages and both sexes, with an emphasis on promoting healthy mental habits and the early identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of a wide range of mental health and related diseases.

Our services in psychiatry

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Schizophrenia

  • Geriatric psychiatry

  • Post trauma stress disorder

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders

  • Insomnia

  • Parkinsons disease

  • Alzheimer’s

  • Narcolepsy


Our treatment in psychiatry

  • Psychotherapy

  • Deaddiction

  • Child psychiatry

  • Adult psychiatry

  • Acute mental health management

  • Dementia management

  • Stress management


FAQs

There are many different types of mental health issues; some can be minor or moderate, while others can be more serious and impair a person's capacity to function on a day-to-day basis. You may be familiar with some of the more widespread issues, including bipolar disorder, stress, eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety, schizophrenia, and eating disorders.

people having a history of long-term stress, chronic illness, heavy alcohol consumption, and substance abuse in their families.

Early warning signs are different for each person, but some common ones are when a person's behaviour changes (suddenly or over time) and they become suspicious, anxious, depressed, irritable, or angry for no reason. The individual may go through emotional swings, lack of sleep, lack of energy, changes in food habits, and memory loss. Family members and close friends will observe behavioural changes in a person, which frequently interfere with a person's capacity to work or study, as well as their degree of vigour and sociability. In certain cases, particularly for those who are adolescents, these symptoms can be a response to events or changes in one's life. If in doubt, though, consult a medical professional. Everyone benefits more from early intervention.

Yes. The prognosis for people with mental illnesses is continuously getting better because to advances in medicine. A majority of people may lead active, happy lives with the help of psychological and social assistance.