Psychiatry
What does this specialty do?
Psychiatry is dedicated to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. It integrates biological, psychological, and social assessments to design personalized treatment plans that improve patients' quality of life, functionality, and overall well-being, promoting mental health at all stages of life.
Diseases it treats
The service addresses a wide range of psychiatric conditions with a comprehensive approach based on the best scientific evidence:
- Mood disorders: depression, bipolar affective disorder.
- Anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Psychotic disorders: schizophrenia and thought disorders.
- Eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia.
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Addictions and dual pathology.
Procedures and treatments
The service offers specialized interventions tailored to the needs of each patient:
- Psychopharmacology: prescription and monitoring of medications.
- Individual psychotherapy.
- Couple and family therapy.
- Hospitalization in a Mental Health Unit for acute crises.
- Liaison psychiatry: interconsultations for patients hospitalized in other services.
Subspecialties
- Child and adolescent psychiatry (Pediatric psychiatry).
- Liaison or consulting psychiatry.
- Psychogeriatrics (mental health in older adults).
Exam preparation
Does not apply
Schedule an appointment
Request your appointment with the psychiatry service.
Contact
Call us: (+57) 602 331 9090 ext. 7121
