What is it?
Psychiatrists are medically qualified doctors who specialise in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioural disorders.
What conditions does it cover?
The most common conditions our experts are called upon to provide an opinion on are:
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Personality disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Depression and bipolar disorder
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- Eating disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Addictions
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Featured article
The medicolegal implications of the suicidal patient in psychiatric practice
The loss of a family member by suicide is often extremely traumatic for those left behind and litigation in these circumstances is very common. However, as with every medicolegal case, it is necessary to prove that the treating psychiatrist and/or hospital staff were negligent and it was this negligence that led to the patient’s death.
