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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.

Psychiatrists may treat any of the following conditions...

• ADD
• ADHD
• Alcoholism
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Drug Abuse
• Impotence
• Mental Illness

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

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