What Does A Psychiatrist And/Or Therapist Treat?

Long-term refractory depression 

Severe depression causing significant dysfunction or accompanied by suicidal thoughts

Obsessions and compulsions

General anxiety disorder refractory to long term therapy/counseling

Psychotic symptoms including auditory/visual hallucinations, paranoid thoughts, or bizarre ideation

Severe anger issues refractory to intervention

Substance use disorders with comorbid mood issues

Suspicion of or previous diagnosis of ADHD/ADD

Eating disorders

Past experience of trauma with current exacerbation of nightmares and anxiety

Postpartum depression

Developmental disorder or autism in children/adolescents

Presence of Mania (periods of elevated mood with decreased need for sleep and alteration of behavior and thinking)

Dementia and cognitive impairments