What kind of hospital do I go to? There are hospitals that can see psychiatric patients, specialist hospitals, psychology departments of general hospitals, and psychology departments of private hospitals. I am not in a position to evaluate who is better or worse here, I just want to say that hospitals with a high level of expertise should not be avoided for other factors. (For example, I do not go to a specialist hospital because I am afraid of being told that my relative has a mental illness). It is true that there is a lot of discrimination against mental illness in society, and while we can’t change that, it is true that we should try to let people know as little as possible, but that should not be a deterrent to going to a hospital. When to go? Of course, you should go as soon as you notice a mental problem, but many families take a chance for complicated reasons, thinking that maybe they will get better after a while, especially in severe mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia and depression), where the likelihood of natural remission is very small, and avoiding medical care will only delay treatment. What kind of doctor should I see? Because many mental illnesses are chronic diseases that require long-term treatment, I suggest that at least at the onset of the illness or when there is a change in the condition, you must see a specialist, whose level of expertise and experience is better than that of a general practitioner. If you are familiar with each other, the doctor will definitely be more responsible for the patient, especially in the current context of lack of integrity, at least the patient will trust the doctor they are familiar with. How do I describe my condition to the doctor? You should describe your symptoms accurately, not too much about the causes of the disease and your own analysis, and go along with the doctor’s thinking rather than insisting on explaining your own judgment and analysis. For example, what I think this is and what it is not, and what medication I would like to use to treat it. Treatment options listen to the doctor, or choose some kind of treatment option among several offered by the doctor, instead of saying to the doctor what treatment I want. I sometimes jokingly say to patients, see a doctor is not like a restaurant, I came to plate shredded fish and meat, the doctor can not give you pop three, if that there are pharmacies you can go to buy, no need to come to the hospital.