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What does a psychiatrist do?

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Tom Pennybacker, a private consultant psychiatrist in London, explains how a psychiatrist evaluates somebody’s mental health, and considers their history and current difficulties so they can decide on a treatment plan. https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy

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Psychiatrist evaluates somebody’s mental health and looks at their history in how they’ve developed from childhood to make sense of the difficulties that they’re having in adult life. And we’ll then think about whether medication is appropriate as well as any psychological treatment that they might need.

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Dr Tom Pennybacker

Dr Tom Pennybacker

19 June 2022

"Dr Tom Pennybacker is a Consultant Psychiatrist and psychotherapist with many years’ experience working in the NHS and private sector. In the NHS he was the clinical lead for a team delivering complex psychiatric and psychological care to people with severe mental disorders. He has extensive experience of assessing and treating a wide range of mental health difficulties with medications and psychotherapy."

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