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Jun 17, 2013

What are some ailments that psychologist treat

In essence, there are a number of psychological disorders that can have an impact upon a person’s life. These psychological disorders differ in terms of intensity as well as the impact that they have upon a person’s life. Most of these disorders can be attributed to stress and anxiety. No matter what the illness may be, it is important to get psychological treatment as early as possible in order to mitigate the potentially disastrous affects it can have in the long term as well as the short term.

Schizophrenia

One of the most common psychological ailments in today’s world is schizophrenia. Although this particular malady has been publicized considerably, most people still are completely unaware of what people who are afflicted with this illness go through on a daily basis. There are numerous symptoms but the most common ones include hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia as well as hearing voices. Usually, the psychological treatment for this particular disease includes the use of antipsychotics. Patients are recommended to keep taking their regular dosage otherwise their condition can get worse leading to complete detachment from reality.

Bipolar Disorder

The other name for this particular illness is manic depression. A person afflicted with this illness will tend to suffer from rapid mood swings ranging from manic to depressive. During manic episodes, a person will be unable to sleep, think about a million different things at the same time and will be subject to an elevated mood. However, depressive episodes will involve suicidal thoughts, a depressed mood as well as a considerable lack of energy.

Patients are normally unable to keep a steady job and will also have problems in maintain a romantic connection with other people. The normal treatment method for this particular illness includes psychotherapy, mood stabilizers as well as constant therapy.

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

This is a fairly common mental ailment that often goes undetected unless symptoms are actually quite severe. Patients afflicted with this particular disorder tend to be subject to bouts of nervousness, anxiety, irrational fears as well as redundant behavior such as washing hands all of the time. OCD psychological treatment includes the use of medication as well as therapy. If you want to find out more about our psychotherapy New York City treatments please contact us.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

People afflicted with GAD will tend to suffer from extreme anxiety. The symptoms of this particular illness include trouble sleeping, muscle tensions as well as irritability and difficult on concentrating on work. Since it is primarily related to stress, it can be treated through anti-anxiety medication as well as therapy.

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