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Addiction Psychiatrists
If you're looking for help with an addiction in Jacksonville or for Jacksonville addiction counseling these professionals provide addiction therapy (or addiction therapies) and addiction treatment in Jacksonville. Addictions are deceptive: they begin small and then take a hold so that behaviors as common as smoking addiction, or quitting smoking, may become challenging to change. Professional help can be vital. These professionals include addiction psychiatrists, addiction psychologists and addiction counselors in Jacksonville. They can help addicts with alcohol addiction, drug addictions, and less understood addictions like gambling addiction, internet addiction and sex addiction.
For substance abuse, the professionals have experience helping individuals with cocaine addiction, marijuana addiction, methamphetamines ('meth' addiction), opiate addiction and heroine addiction. They provide Jacksonville addiction counseling, addiction intervention, addiction support, referrals in Jacksonville, detox, rehab and Jacksonville 12 step programs.
If you're looking for help with an addiction in Jacksonville or for Jacksonville addiction counseling these professionals provide addiction therapy (or addiction therapies) and addiction treatment in Jacksonville. Addictions are deceptive: they begin small and then take a hold so that behaviors as common as smoking addiction, or quitting smoking, may become challenging to change. Professional help can be vital. These professionals include addiction psychiatrists, addiction psychologists and addiction counselors in Jacksonville. They can help addicts with alcohol addiction, drug addictions, and less understood addictions like gambling addiction, internet addiction and sex addiction.
For substance abuse, the professionals have experience helping individuals with cocaine addiction, marijuana addiction, methamphetamines ('meth' addiction), opiate addiction and heroine addiction. They provide Jacksonville addiction counseling, addiction intervention, addiction support, referrals in Jacksonville, detox, rehab and Jacksonville 12 step programs.
About Psychiatrists, meds and Psychiatric Nurses.
A Psychiatrist in Jacksonville is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.
Jacksonville Psychiatrists differ from other mental health professionals in that they may prescribe medication as well as practice psychotherapy in treatment. Sometimes, Psychiatrists form part of a clinical team in which they will diagnose and prescribe, while psychologists or therapists provide the client's psychotherapy.
As part of a clinical assessment, Psychiatrists may conduct physical examinations, take blood tests, and order and interpret lab tests and brain image scans, such as CT scans, CAT Scans and MRIs.
The field of psychiatry in Jacksonville has many sub specialties including pediatric psychiatry (so check for Jacksonville child psychiatrists or adolescent psychiatrists in Jacksonville). Those who work with the elderly are called geriatric psychiatrists.
Other related sub specialties include cognition psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosomatic, forensic, reproductive medicine specialties, psychopharmacology (certain states license Psychopharmacologists), psychiatric genetics, neuroimaging, and clinical neurophysiology.
Psychiatric nurse practitioners in Jacksonville, or mental health nurse practitioners, generally have a MS degree in nursing (MSN) and a number of years training to become certified. Psychiatric nurse practitioners are able to assess and diagnose mental health conditions and prescribe medication. Jacksonville Psychiatric nurse practitioners also have training that enables them to include psychotherapy with treatment.
A Psychiatrist in Jacksonville is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.
Jacksonville Psychiatrists differ from other mental health professionals in that they may prescribe medication as well as practice psychotherapy in treatment. Sometimes, Psychiatrists form part of a clinical team in which they will diagnose and prescribe, while psychologists or therapists provide the client's psychotherapy.
As part of a clinical assessment, Psychiatrists may conduct physical examinations, take blood tests, and order and interpret lab tests and brain image scans, such as CT scans, CAT Scans and MRIs.
The field of psychiatry in Jacksonville has many sub specialties including pediatric psychiatry (so check for Jacksonville child psychiatrists or adolescent psychiatrists in Jacksonville). Those who work with the elderly are called geriatric psychiatrists.
Other related sub specialties include cognition psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosomatic, forensic, reproductive medicine specialties, psychopharmacology (certain states license Psychopharmacologists), psychiatric genetics, neuroimaging, and clinical neurophysiology.
Psychiatric nurse practitioners in Jacksonville, or mental health nurse practitioners, generally have a MS degree in nursing (MSN) and a number of years training to become certified. Psychiatric nurse practitioners are able to assess and diagnose mental health conditions and prescribe medication. Jacksonville Psychiatric nurse practitioners also have training that enables them to include psychotherapy with treatment.