What type of doctors deal with Bipolar Disorders Schizophrenia & diagnosis/treating those & similar disorders?!
Question: What type of doctors deal with Bipolar Disorders Schizophrenia & diagnosis/treating those & similar disorders.?
I want to be some type of doctor and I love dealing with things like Bipolar disorders, Schizophrenia, psychological problems of the mind, and how the brain works and leads up to these disorders. I know there are neurosurgeons but I might want to go more in depth and actually deal with Disorders and not EVERY aspect of the brain. I may also be interested in surgeries on the brain that have to do with these disorders etc. Please list types of doctors and careers that work in these or similar fields :)Health Question & Answer
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Psychiatrists deal with the sorts of disorders you mentioned and may use prescribed drugs, and possibly methods such as electro-convulsive therapy for severe depression (for example). Most of their time is spent talking to patients for diagnostic purposes and assessing the effects of hospital and/or community psychiatric programmes and of any prescribed drugs. They work with many other mental health professionals and may work with neurosurgeons on some specific treatments including psychosurgery.
You may want to consider also the possibility of becoming a clinical psychologist; they also work with people with mental health problems but do not prescribe drugs. For this you will need a degree in psychology and a post-graduate degree in clinical psychology as well as chartered status with BPS. They will use various 'talking therapies' e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy or other appropriate therapeutic approaches. Clinical psychologists work closely with psychiatrists and other mental health personnel such as psychiatric nurses in hospitals community-based work.Health Question & Answer
You may want to consider also the possibility of becoming a clinical psychologist; they also work with people with mental health problems but do not prescribe drugs. For this you will need a degree in psychology and a post-graduate degree in clinical psychology as well as chartered status with BPS. They will use various 'talking therapies' e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy or other appropriate therapeutic approaches. Clinical psychologists work closely with psychiatrists and other mental health personnel such as psychiatric nurses in hospitals community-based work.Health Question & Answer
You want to be a physician and you have no idea what the specialty is that deals with these things. Perhaps you need to reconsider your choice of careers. All of these things are dealt with in the field of Psychiatry. Psychiatry is the medical practice that deals with mental health, and emotions.
Neurology deals with the brain/nervous system
Neurosugery deals with surgery on the brain and nervous system.Health Question & Answer
Neurology deals with the brain/nervous system
Neurosugery deals with surgery on the brain and nervous system.Health Question & Answer
Psychiatrists--deal with the disorders and the people, but don't do surgeries.
Neuroscience Researcher--do surgeries on animal brains to find out information as it relates to humans
Neurosurgeons--perform surgery on humans, but deals less with the "mind"Health Question & Answer
Neuroscience Researcher--do surgeries on animal brains to find out information as it relates to humans
Neurosurgeons--perform surgery on humans, but deals less with the "mind"Health Question & Answer