The Psychiatry Clinic London – Ahed Therapies

What is psychiatry?

Psychiatry is a medical speciality which looks at the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions. Within a psychiatry clinic , the doctor who undertakes treatment is a psychiatrist.

There is an important difference between a psychiatrist and other mental health professionals, such as psychologists and counsellors. Psychiatrists must be medically qualified doctors who have chosen to specialise in psychiatry. This means they can prescribe medication as well as recommend other forms of treatment.

Making an appointment with a psychiatrist.

You can arrange an appointment via your GP or by contacting the psychiatry clinic direct.

You can check the details of a psychiatrist, including their area of speciality, by looking on the medical register (a directory of all practising doctors in the UK). Visit the GMC Site to view the entry for Dr. Alastair Clarke Walker.

If a clinician has the letters MRCPsych (Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists) or FRCPsych (Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists) after their name, they’re a current member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych).

A psychiatry clinic appointment at the Ahed Therapies psychiatry clinic -London.

During your initial appointment our psychiatrist will carry out an initial assessment. This will look at both your mental and physical health and could involve:

• asking you questions about your life and thoughts
• reviewing your current issues
• carrying out blood tests or scans to rule out other health conditions

After assessing your condition, the psychiatrist may prescribe medication for you or may recommend other treatments such as counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

If you wish to make an appointment please call us today at our psychiatry clinic in London on 020 7993 4151

The latest health and safety report from the government shows that work related stress , depression or anxiety account for almost 40% of all work related illnesses.

The report states the following:

• The total number of cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the last year was almost half a million.
• The number of new cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the last year was 244 000.
• The rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety, for both total and new cases, have not changed significantly in the last ten years.
• The industries that reported the highest prevalence rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety (three-year average) were human health and social work, education and public administration and defence.
• The occupations that reported the highest prevalence rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety (three-year average) were health professionals (in particular nurses), teaching and educational professionals, and health and social care associate professionals (in particular welfare and housing associate professionals).

More needs to be done to by the government and employers to rectify these longstanding issues which cost both the government and business significants amounts of time, resources and money.

To read more about these statistics visit the GOV.UK website.

Mental health in London – assistance to get back to work.

The government has announced a further £12 million is to be invested in helping people with mental health conditions return to work.

Nearly half (46%) of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance have mental health conditions while mental ill-health is estimated to cost taxpayers and businesses £105 billion a year in health and police services, welfare benefits and sickness absence.

The 4 pilot areas are Blackpool, Greater Manchester, North East Combined Authority and West London Alliance. All 4 pilots were previously announced as part of the Growth Deals agreements in July and will measure the impact of integrated services for 5,000 people.

The funding is welcomed but is far short of what is required to help treat the biggest health issue London and the UK currently faces – with more cases of mental health illness recorded than cancer and cardiovascular disease.

To see full details of teh funding announced for London and the rest of teh country visit the GOV UK website.