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Psychiatry Information
Description
Psychiatry deals with prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of mental illness. A psychiatrist diagnoses and treats those with mental and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia, addictions, mood and anxiety disorders, substance-abuse disorders, and sexual and adjustment disorders. After assessment, the psychiatrist can diagnose, treat and manage an illness or problem by medication or various forms of psychotherapy. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises and other problems.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are Learning Disabilities, Co-Dependency, Attention Deficit Hyperactive, clinical depression, Eating Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Mania, Phobias, Schizophrenia, Agoraphobia, Hallucination, Social Anxiety Disorder, Paranoia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Claustrophobia, Panic disorder, and Psychosis.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Adolescent Counseling, Hypnosis, Shock Treatment, Stress Management, Relaxation Therapy, Family Therapy, Marital Therapy, Marital Counseling, Child Counseling, Electroconvulsive therapy, and psychiatric therapy.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Psychiatric Evaluation, Personality Tests, Intelligence Tests, Depression Tests, Stress Tests, ADD/ADHD Tests, Abuse Tests, psychiatric exam, Sexual Health Tests, and Addictions Tests.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has
304 practicing
psychiatrists. Broken out by city, psychiatry doctor density
in Alabaster is 1,
in Albertville is 1,
in Anniston is 4,
in Auburn is 2,
in Bay Minette is 1,
in Bessemer is 1,
in Birmingham is 94,
in Brewton is 1,
in Centre is 1,
in Cullman is 5,
in Daleville is 1,
in Daphne is 1,
in Decatur is 14,
in Dothan is 10,
in Fairhope is 3,
in Florala is 1,
in Florence is 14,
in Foley is 1,
in Fort Payne is 1,
in Gadsden is 7,
in Greensboro is 1,
in Greenville is 2,
in Guin is 1,
in Gulf Shores is 2,
in Guntersville is 4,
in Hartselle is 2,
in Harvest is 1,
in Huntsville is 20,
in Jasper is 7,
in Loxley is 1,
in Luverne is 1,
in Madison is 6,
in Mobile is 33,
in Monroeville is 1,
in Montgomery is 16,
in Mount Vernon is 5,
in Mountain Brook is 2,
in Northport is 1,
in Opelika is 3,
in Ozark is 1,
in Pelham is 2,
in Pell City is 2,
in Rainbow City is 1,
in Saraland is 1,
in Selma is 3,
in Sheffield is 1,
in Summerdale is 1,
in Tuscaloosa is 34,
in Tuskegee is 4,
and in Winfield is 1.
Alabama Information
Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808.
Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18
and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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