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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. Arkansas has
191 practicing
psychiatrists. Broken out by city, psychiatry doctor density
in Barling is 3,
in Batesville is 5,
in Benton is 4,
in Bentonville is 3,
in Berryville is 1,
in Blytheville is 3,
in Brinkley is 1,
in Cabot is 1,
in Clarksville is 2,
in Clinton is 1,
in Conway is 5,
in De Queen is 1,
in Fayetteville is 22,
in Forrest City is 5,
in Fort Smith is 10,
in Harrison is 1,
in Helena is 1,
in Hot Springs is 9,
in Hot Springs National Park is 3,
in Jacksonville is 2,
in Jonesboro is 8,
in Little Rock is 60,
in Little Rock Afb is 2,
in Lowell is 1,
in Marcella is 1,
in Marianna is 1,
in Marion is 1,
in Marshall is 1,
in Maumelle is 1,
in Mena is 1,
in Monticello is 1,
in Mountain Home is 2,
in N Little Rock is 2,
in Nashville is 2,
in North Little Rock is 23,
in Paragould is 1,
in Pine Bluff is 5,
in Rogers is 3,
in Russellville is 4,
in Searcy is 3,
in Sherwood is 1,
in Springdale is 6,
in Stuttgart is 2,
in Texarkana is 3,
in Van Buren is 1,
and in West Memphis is 2.
Arkansas Information
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Arkansas’ population is 2,779,154. Little Rock is Arkansas’ capital city, and has numerous restaurants, museums, golfing, and an extensive park system.
Visit the monument that marks the initial point for surveys of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Arkansas has a population of 2,779,154.
Of this population, 662,920 are under the age of 18
and 381,547 are at or above the age of 65.
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