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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. Virginia has
861 practicing
psychiatrists. Broken out by city, psychiatry doctor density
in Abingdon is 4,
in Alexandria is 47,
in Annandale is 22,
in Arlington is 22,
in Ashburn is 3,
in Ashland is 4,
in Bedford is 2,
in Blacksburg is 3,
in Bluefield is 1,
in Boydton is 1,
in Bristol is 5,
in Burke is 1,
in Burkeville is 2,
in Catawba is 6,
in Charlottesville is 43,
in Chesapeake is 9,
in Chester is 1,
in Chesterfield is 4,
in Chincoteague is 1,
in Christiansburg is 7,
in Colonial Heights is 2,
in Covington is 1,
in Culpeper is 2,
in Daleville is 1,
in Danville is 13,
in Earlysville is 2,
in Emporia is 2,
in Fairfax is 38,
in Falls Church is 47,
in Fishersville is 7,
in Fort Lee is 3,
in Franklin is 1,
in Fredericksburg is 15,
in Free Union is 1,
in Front Royal is 2,
in Gainesville is 1,
in Galax is 6,
in Gloucester is 1,
in Great Falls is 2,
in Hampton is 33,
in Harrisonburg is 10,
in Herndon is 1,
in Hillsville is 1,
in Hopewell is 2,
in Jonesville is 1,
in Lawrenceville is 1,
in Lebanon is 2,
in Leesburg is 9,
in Lexington is 3,
in Louisa is 1,
in Luray is 1,
in Lynchburg is 11,
in Madison Heights is 2,
in Manassas is 15,
in Marion is 10,
in Martinsville is 3,
in Mathews is 1,
in Mc Lean is 3,
in Mclean is 19,
in Mechanicsville is 10,
in Nassawadox is 3,
in Newport News is 12,
in Norfolk is 28,
in Norton is 2,
in Orange is 1,
in Pennington Gap is 1,
in Petersburg is 15,
in Portsmouth is 29,
in Purcellville is 2,
in Quantico is 1,
in Radford is 2,
in Reston is 13,
in Richlands is 2,
in Richmond is 87,
in Roanoke is 46,
in Rockville is 1,
in Rocky Mount is 1,
in Salem is 40,
in South Boston is 2,
in South Hill is 1,
in Springfield is 10,
in Stafford is 3,
in Staunton is 25,
in Sterling is 3,
in Stonega is 1,
in Suffolk is 8,
in Sutherland is 1,
in Tazewell is 1,
in Vienna is 11,
in Virginia Beach is 42,
in Warrenton is 3,
in Warsaw is 2,
in Waynesboro is 2,
in White Stone is 1,
in Wicomico Church is 1,
in Williamsburg is 17,
in Winchester is 12,
in Woodstock is 2,
in Wytheville is 2,
and in Yorktown is 2.
Virginia Information
Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies, and Richmond, its capital, was also the colonial capital. Virginia achieved statehood in 1788, and its population is currently 7,567,465. Eight U.S. presidents were born in this state. Virginia is rich in colonial history. Two former president’s homes draw thousands of visitors each year: Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, and Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson.
Also popular visiting sites are the Shenandoah National Park, the Booker T. Washington birthplace near Roanoke, and the Blue Ridge National Parkway. Famous Virginians are singer Ella Fitzgerald, tennis great Arthur Ashe, and actor George C. Scott
According to 2005 Census estimates, Virginia has a population of 7,567,465.
Of this population, 1,765,029 are under the age of 18
and 860,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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