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.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Attention Deficit Hyperactive, Learning Disabilities, Co-Dependency, Attention Deficit Disorder, clinical depression, Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Phobias, Mania, Schizophrenia, Claustrophobia, Paranoia, Agoraphobia, Psychosis, Social Anxiety Disorder, Hallucination, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic disorder, and Panic attacks.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Marital Therapy, Marital Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Child Counseling, Stress Management, Hypnosis, Family Therapy, Shock Treatment, Relaxation Therapy, Electroconvulsive therapy, and psychiatric therapy.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Psychiatric Evaluation, Intelligence Tests, Personality Tests, ADD/ADHD Tests, Depression Tests, Stress Tests, Abuse Tests, psychiatric exam, Sexual Health Tests, and Addictions Tests.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Kentucky has 428 practicing psychiatrists. Broken out by city, psychiatry doctor density in Ashland is 11, in Augusta is 1, in Barbourville is 3, in Bardstown is 5, in Bedford is 1, in Bellevue is 2, in Bowling Green is 17, in Brandenburg is 1, in Brownsville is 2, in Burkesville is 1, in Campbellsville is 2, in Carrollton is 1, in Columbia is 2, in Corbin is 7, in Covington is 9, in Crescent Springs is 1, in Crestview Hills is 3, in Crestwood is 1, in Cynthiana is 1, in Danville is 4, in East Bernstadt is 1, in Edgewood is 4, in Edmonton is 2, in Eighty Eight is 1, in Elizabethtown is 12, in Eminence is 1, in Erlanger is 1, in Falmouth is 1, in Flemingsburg is 1, in Florence is 3, in Fort Campbell is 6, in Fort Knox is 4, in Fort Mitchell is 3, in Fort Wright is 1, in Frankfort is 6, in Georgetown is 1, in Glasgow is 4, in Greensburg is 1, in Greenville is 2, in Hardinsburg is 1, in Harlan is 3, in Harrodsburg is 3, in Hazard is 11, in Henderson is 2, in Hopkinsville is 15, in Hyden is 1, in Irvine is 1, in Jackson is 2, in La Grange is 1, in Lagrange is 1, in Lebanon is 2, in Leitchfield is 1, in Lexington is 86, in Liberty is 1, in Louisa is 2, in Louisville is 161, in Madisonville is 2, in Manchester is 1, in Mayfield is 1, in Maysville is 4, in Middlesboro is 3, in Mill Springs is 1, in Monticello is 1, in Morehead is 7, in Morgantown is 4, in Mount Sterling is 1, in Mount Vernon is 2, in Munfordville is 1, in Murray is 2, in Newport is 2, in Nicholasville is 2, in Olive Hill is 1, in Owensboro is 14, in Paducah is 9, in Paintsville is 1, in Paris is 3, in Pikeville is 2, in Pineville is 1, in Pittsburg is 3, in Prestonsburg is 3, in Princeton is 2, in Radcliff is 6, in Richmond is 3, in Russell Springs is 2, in Russellville is 1, in Salyersville is 1, in Scottsville is 1, in Shepherdsville is 4, in Somerset is 6, in South Williamson is 2, in Stanford is 2, in Taylorsville is 1, in Tompkinsville is 1, in Topeka is 1, in Versailles is 1, in Waddy is 1, in Warsaw is 1, in Williamsburg is 3, and in Williamstown is 1.

Kentucky is known for its thoroughbred horses, tobacco and bourbon, but there’s much more. The Kentucky parks system draw thousands of visitors each year for swimming, boating, hiking, biking, and picnicking. The capital city is Frankfort, and has many historic homes and sites to visit, including the Old Governor’s Mansion, the Capital City Museum, and the Liberty Hall Historic Site. Visitors can explore a cave in Mammoth Cave National Park, or when in Louisville, hear authentic bluegrass music. Famous people born in Kentucky are former president Abraham Lincoln, fighter Muhammad Ali, and actor Johnny Depp.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kentucky has a population of 4,173,405. Of this population, 959,891 are under the age of 18 and 522,811 are at or above the age of 65.