Dr. Pallavi Joshi has had a wide range of experience working for mentally challenged children, halfway homes and general disorders in Psychiatry. Dr. Pallavi Joshi is an expert writer for many online portals like Yahoo and newspapers like the Indian Express and the Deccan Herald. Dr. Pallavi Joshi has made many National and International presentations and achieved credits for speaking on personality disorders, psycho pathology in female prisoners and needs of women during crisis management. Dr. Pallavi Joshi also writes regularly on various medico social issues.
Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield
Dr. Pallavi Joshi has an experience of 8 years in this field.
MBBS in 2005, MD in 2010.
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Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in mental health, including substance and other addictions.
Psychiatrist treat disorders like anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorder, sexual dysfunctions and gender dysphoria, substance-related and addictive disorders, and schizophrenia.
Psychologists focus on psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering with behavioral intervention. Psychologists are also qualified to conduct psychological testing but in most cases, cannot prescribe medications to their patients.
The first appointment with a psychiatrist is usually one hour long. During your meeting, your psychiatrist listens to you talk about your concerns and symptoms, asks questions about your general health, asks about your family history, takes your blood pressure and do a basic physical check-up and might asks you to fill out a questionnaire.