Here are examples of Common Psychiatric Conditions that we see and our Super-Specialist Service:
Our Super-Specialist Service
- 2nd opinions
- Memory clinic and post diagnostic support service
- Psychology, counseling and talking treatments
- Assessment of mental capacity
- Home visits, online and clinic appointments
- Multi-disciplinary approach
- Scroll below for these details
Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
- Worrying excessively and frequently
- Indecisiveness
- Palpitations, aches and pains
- Persistent,worsening low mood for weeks on end
- Poor concentration, fatigue
- Hopelessness, feelings of guilt, negative and suicidal thoughts
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Repeated intrusive thoughts or actions
- Counting/checking rituals
- Spending significant periods of time on the above
Bipolar Affective Disorder
- Manic and depressive phases
- Too energetic, abnormally happy or irritable or down
- Risky behaviors like spending or driving recklessly
Substance Misuse (Alcohol, Cannabis & other drugs)
- Getting intoxicated regularly
- Withdrawal symptoms like tremors, vomiting, diarrhea
- Neglecting work and relationships and prioritizing substance misuse
Somatic Symptoms
- Refers to physical symptoms like repeated aches & pains
- Can be deemed psychological after multiple investigations & specialist opinions
- Physical & psychological symptoms talk to each other
Psychosis(Schizophrenia, drug-induced etc)
- Seeing things and hearing voices (non-existent),self talk
- Believes that he/she is being followed or harmed
- Poor performance at work or academics
Dementia & Forgetfulness
- Repeating oneself ,having Language difficulty
- Decline in level of functioning due to memory loss
- History of HTN, Diabetes, heart attacks, stroke and Parkinson’s
Behavioural & Personality Disturbance
- Anti-social behaviour like not following rules, lacking empathy
- Threatening/Indulging in repeated self harm,fault finding
- Poor ability to form or maintain relationships
Our Super-Specialist Service
Providing Second Opinion for Diagnosis & Treatment
- Are you on psychiatric treatment already?
- If so, are you yet to improve?
- Do you need clarity on diagnosis?
- These are some of the questions we can help you with.
Assessing Mental Capacity
- Sometimes you may not be able to decide about the need for your treatment, so assessing mental capacity will allow families to manage the illness and risks better.
- Mental capacity can be affected in some conditions and an opinion on this can allow for planning the future while managing illness.
Memory Clinic
- Are you forgetting too often?
- Are you having difficulty recognising people and faces?
- Are you struggling to manage your day-to-day activities?
- These could be signs of abnormal ageing like dementing illnesses. Get yourself/loved one checked out at our fortnightly Thursday Memory Clinic
Post Diagnostic Support
- Have you been diagnosed with Dementia?
- Do you know the implications of the diagnosis?
- Do you know what to expect as the condition progresses?
- Do you know the dos and don’ts of Dementia?
- We are here to educate you on the above as part of post diagnostic support group.
Psychological Treatments and more!!
Speak to our psychologists to understand which talking treatment is best for you. Common therapies are:
- Counselling and supportive treatment CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Mindfulness
- Acceptance &Commitment Therapy Motivational enhancement
- DBT (Dialectic Behavioural Therapy)
- IPT (Interpersonal psychotherapy) Expressive Arts Therapy
