Key points of mental illness consultation

  I have been consulting here for a long time and noticed that patients have many common problems in the process of seeking medical treatment, so I summarize the following points for your reference. (This can also be a reference for you to go to other hospitals, but the general minor problems do not need to be so serious) 1, a good hospital Generally higher level of psychiatric hospitals above the provincial level. Of course, tertiary hospitals and teaching hospitals are better. These hospitals have more director-level physicians.  Note: the general psychiatric level in general hospitals is more general.  2, a good doctor The requirement is a doctor with extensive clinical experience, able to adhere to the principles of treatment. This will require you to try to understand yourselves. You can also learn about referrals through professional doctors who work in this hospital. A doctor with a high level of clinical work is not necessarily a specialist with a high level of research.  3, a good treatment plan Be sure to do the full amount of a full course of treatment, the basic single medication. Give full consideration to the long-term situation of the patient. Because most mental illnesses are chronic and require years-long treatment.  4, if there is irregularity in the treatment or no obvious efficacy for a long time, you have to change the treating doctor or hospital in time. Do not hesitate to be influenced by the fame of the hospital or doctor.  5, the key to the treatment of schizophrenia is the first onset. If the time is missed, it cannot be made up later.  6. Do not go first to a non-psychiatric hospital such as a Chinese medicine department, psychiatry department, etc. Only after a professional psychiatrist makes it clear that the patient is free of important problems and believes that he or she can go to other departments for treatment, can he or she be considered.  7, do not believe any advertising, including the most authoritative media, do not believe the treatment methods and experts introduced in the form of various news reports, scientific knowledge and so on. There are also all kinds of popular health experts. We have not seen the media that can introduce the spiritual profession correctly. Don’t trust the layman’s opinion of your friends and family, and don’t trust non-psychiatric doctors. In short, only psychiatrists within this scope of the psychiatric profession are truly able to diagnose and treat mental illness. Be cautious about the results of online searches. Especially for domestic searches, the first page of content is all “bid ranking”. Those scammers often pay to be in front, so generally do not look.  8, listen carefully to your doctor’s treatment advice. Do not make a self-righteous decision.  The above points are a summary of the experience of many patients.