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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. Ohio has
1,118 practicing
psychiatrists. Broken out by city, psychiatry doctor density
in Akron is 51,
in Alliance is 1,
in Amherst is 2,
in Ashland is 2,
in Ashtabula is 5,
in Athens is 14,
in Avon Lake is 1,
in Barberton is 4,
in Beachwood is 45,
in Beavercreek is 4,
in Bellbrook is 2,
in Bellefontaine is 1,
in Bowling Green is 2,
in Brecksville is 10,
in Brooklyn is 1,
in Brunswick is 1,
in Cambridge is 6,
in Canfield is 5,
in Canton is 18,
in Centerville is 2,
in Chardon is 5,
in Chillicothe is 13,
in Cincinnati is 153,
in Cleveland is 180,
in Cleveland Heights is 14,
in Columbus is 151,
in Cuyahoga Falls is 8,
in Dayton is 90,
in Delaware is 3,
in Dublin is 4,
in East Cleveland is 2,
in Elyria is 1,
in Fairborn is 1,
in Fairlawn is 6,
in Findlay is 7,
in Fremont is 4,
in Gahanna is 1,
in Garfield Heights is 3,
in Grove City is 2,
in Hamilton is 13,
in Harrison is 2,
in Hilliard is 1,
in Hillsboro is 4,
in Independence is 7,
in Kent is 3,
in Kettering is 3,
in Lakewood is 1,
in Lancaster is 4,
in Lima is 12,
in Logan is 1,
in Lorain is 15,
in Mansfield is 8,
in Marietta is 3,
in Marion is 2,
in Marysville is 2,
in Mason is 12,
in Massillon is 7,
in Mayfield Village is 1,
in Medina is 10,
in Mentor is 5,
in Middleburg Heights is 3,
in Milford is 4,
in Moraine is 9,
in New Philadelphia is 1,
in Newark is 8,
in North Olmsted is 1,
in Oregon is 1,
in Oxford is 1,
in Painesville is 1,
in Parma is 3,
in Perrysburg is 2,
in Port Clinton is 2,
in Portsmouth is 4,
in Rocky River is 5,
in Sandusky is 9,
in Shaker Heights is 8,
in Sidney is 1,
in Solon is 2,
in South Euclid is 2,
in Springfield is 10,
in Steubenville is 3,
in Stow is 1,
in Strongsville is 1,
in Struthers is 1,
in Sylvania is 5,
in Tallmadge is 1,
in Tiffin is 3,
in Tipp City is 2,
in Toledo is 47,
in Troy is 2,
in Warren is 15,
in Wauseon is 4,
in Westerville is 6,
in Westlake is 9,
in Willard is 2,
in Willoughby is 10,
in Wooster is 1,
in Worthington is 10,
in Xenia is 4,
and in Zanesville is 7.
Ohio Information
Ohio’s northern border is Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Columbus is the capital city, and the population of Ohio is 11,464,042. Ohio is the birthplace of seven presidents, all born here before 1900. In 1803, President Jefferson approved Ohio’s boundaries and constitution, but congress did not formally admit Ohio as a state. Ohio was not officially accepted into the United States until retroactively in 1953 by President Eisenhower.
Visitors drive through covered bridges, see earthen effigy mounds and other historical monuments, or go hiking, fishing, boating or golfing in Ohio’s state parks. The Goodyear Blimp in docks in Akron, the world’s largest crystal ball is in Westerville, and the SunWatch Indian Village Archaeological Park is a popular site in Dayton.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Ohio has a population of 11,464,042.
Of this population, 2,685,258 are under the age of 18
and 1,522,387 are at or above the age of 65.
