Current psychiatric practice, dominated by bio-psychiatry, follows a one person model. According to this model, the patient has an illness, and the psychiatrist is supposed to fix him. The psychiatrist is expected to diagnose the illness and prescribe medications to treat it. This model of treatment is embraced by many, both psychiatrists and patients. A [...]
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Holistic Psychiatry
There’s more to psychiatry than writing a script and giving medications. Much more. Unfortunately, much of the profession has forgotten this and most patients don’t realise this either. The term ‘holistic’ has been co-opted by other people who position themselves as standing in contrast to medical doctors, when the truth is that a good medical [...]
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Welcome to Pacificpsych.com. This site offers several types of services: INFORMATION One goal of this site is to give the public unbiased information about mental health, psychiatry and psychotherapy, directly from a psychiatrist. Read through the site to learn more or just ask me a question and I will answer. LIFE COACHING By e-mail or Skype. [...]