Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in studying and treating mental disorders in patients. He uses a variety of diagnostic methods, including interviews and testing, to determine the type of disorder and its severity.

A mental disorder is a disturbance in the functioning of the mental apparatus, leading to a significant impairment of the individual's ability to adapt to normal social, professional or other norms or to cause harm to himself or others (http://psyactiv.ru/dictionary). The disorder can be due to a number of reasons: genetic factors, stress, psychological problems, the presence of various diseases in the body, such as diabetes or problems with the thyroid gland.

The main direction of a psychiatrist’s work is identifying diseases. Because most mental disorders appear without a clear external cause. Doctors begin diagnosing mental disorders when they notice changes in a person’s mood, behavior, and thinking.