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Doctor Specialties could include:
- Psychiatrist
- Internist
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Psychotherapist
- Forensic psychiatri...
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Psychopharmacologist
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Social Worker
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Counselor
- Geriatric Psychiatr...
- Family Practice Phy...
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Voices are telling you to hurt yourself. You are feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. You are seeing things that aren't really there. You feel like you cannot leave the house. You are unable to care for yourself.
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Physicians such as a family doctor or internist often make an initial diagnosis of schizophrenia. Psychiatrists, psychologists, or other therapists may also provide an initial diagnosis. Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, or other trained prof...
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Parents should contact a healthcare professional if their child begins to have auditory or visual hallucinations, has a sudden change in behavior, shows signs of suicide ideation, or exhibits other symptoms of schizophrenia.
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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To become a psychiatrist, a doctor must complete a four-year, psychiatric-residency program for training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mood, anxiety, substance-abuse and gender-identity disorders, as well as other psychological and interpersonal problems. Forensic psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry, and an additional one to two years of training in the interplay of psychiatry and the legal system, including providing specialized treatment to incarcerated persons is required..
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A social worker is a helping professional who is distinguished from other human service professionals by a focus on both the individual and his or her environment. Generally, social workers have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited educ...
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A social worker is a helping professional who is distinguished from other human service professionals by a focus on both the individual and his or her environment. Generally, social workers have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited educ...
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Upon graduation from medical school, a doctor enters a three-year psychiatric residency program for training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mood, anxiety, substance-abuse and gender-identity disorders, as well as and other psychological and interpersonal problems. A geriatric psychiatric fellowship offers psychiatrists an additional 12 months of training to provide them with the skills needed to manage the neuropsychiatric problems of the aging population.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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