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Elderly Persons Disorders Psychiatrists
If you're looking for help for the elderly in Smithfield or for a Smithfield elderly persons psychiatrist these professionals provide geriatric help, elderly person care, help for caregivers providing support for elderly people and care for an elderly person. The psychiatrists include Smithfield counseling for the elderly, elderly support, elderly social work and elderly mental health. They can help with disorders that affect the elderly such as dementia in Smithfield or depression in the elderly, and can also help caregivers, especially those helping someone who is suffering from early stage dementia.
If you're looking for help for the elderly in Smithfield or for a Smithfield elderly persons psychiatrist these professionals provide geriatric help, elderly person care, help for caregivers providing support for elderly people and care for an elderly person. The psychiatrists include Smithfield counseling for the elderly, elderly support, elderly social work and elderly mental health. They can help with disorders that affect the elderly such as dementia in Smithfield or depression in the elderly, and can also help caregivers, especially those helping someone who is suffering from early stage dementia.
About Psychiatrists, meds and Psychiatric Nurses.
A Psychiatrist in Smithfield is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.
Smithfield 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 Smithfield has many sub specialties including pediatric psychiatry (so check for Smithfield child psychiatrists or adolescent psychiatrists in Smithfield). 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 Smithfield, 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. Smithfield Psychiatric nurse practitioners also have training that enables them to include psychotherapy with treatment.
A Psychiatrist in Smithfield is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.
Smithfield 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 Smithfield has many sub specialties including pediatric psychiatry (so check for Smithfield child psychiatrists or adolescent psychiatrists in Smithfield). 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 Smithfield, 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. Smithfield Psychiatric nurse practitioners also have training that enables them to include psychotherapy with treatment.