Psychiatry Department

Dr. Vikrant Bajaj

MBBS, MD, Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the mental health field.

Although their professions overlap in many ways, psychiatrists aren’t the same as psychologists. Psychiatrists get medical training that lets them prescribe medications and perform procedures. Psychologists primarily provide counseling and nonmedical support.

What does a psychiatrist do?

Psychiatrists assess all of your mental and physical symptoms. They make a diagnosis and work with you to develop a management plan for your treatment and recovery. Psychiatrists provide psychological treatment, prescribe medications and do procedures such as rTMS or electroconvulsive therapy.

As part of their work, a psychiatrist can:

Provide urgent care for a sudden mental illness
Help you to manage a long-term mental health condition
Provide advice about lifestyle changes
Work with you individually, or with you and your partner, family or carers
Provide second opinions and advice to other doctors and health professionals
Refer you to other health professionals
Admit you to hospital if required.