Psychiatry in Lexington KY
Psychiatry, Psychiatric Evaluation & Medication Management in Lexington, Richmond & Frankfort KY
Psychiatry Lexington KY
Welcome to the Psychiatry Lexington, KY website, which offers information on psychiatry services offered in Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort, KY. For details on each specific location, please click the appropriate office below. For general information on our services, please keep reading.
Lexington Counseling and Psychiatry Office: (859) 338-0466
Richmond Counseling and Psychiatry Office: (859) 314-1281
Frankfort Counseling and Psychiatry Office: (502) 352-2208
Currently, our locations employ a psychiatric nurse practitioner, or APRN, that delivers our psychiatric services. She performs psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, prescribes medication, and continues to follow up with their psychiatric patients for medication needs. Psychiatric nurse practitioners often perform very similar duties as psychiatrists in KY.
Christine Dalton
holds MSN and APRN credentials and is licensed to provide psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children and adults.
Currently, we do not provide psychiatric services, including medication management, to anyone under age 18.
In addition, Christine Dalton, APRN, works side-by-side other medical practitioners, including mental health practitioners, psychiatrists, physicians, and counselors, ensuring the highest quality of care for each and every patient.
Psychiatry is, as detailed by the American Psychiatric Association, the medicinal practice of understanding, assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental disorders, including emotional disorders, behavioral disorders, disorders regarding perception and cognition, or thinking, and other disorders. Because of an extensive medical background, psychiatrists are able to provide extensive therapy and other treatment to treat and prevent mental disorders.
Psychiatry is considered a medical specialty, in which the psychiatrist, or doctor, is able to provide specific and specialized care, utilizing their extensive knowledge and practice regarding mental illness and unstable situations. Because psychiatrists can prescribe medication, they often have a very diverse list of treatment options, and are able to work with each individual patient to determine the path best for them.
Psychiatric care
can be helpful when dealing with anxiety, phobias, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), schizophrenia, paranoia, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, anorexia, bulimia, insomnia, and more. Psychiatric care can include child and/or adolescent psychiatry, general adult psychiatry, older person’s psychiatry, learning disabilities, and psychotherapy, or talking therapy.
According to the AACAP (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry), psychiatric care offers the patient and family the advantage of a medical education, medical traditions, and medical responsibility for providing comprehensive care, while using a direct knowledge of psychological and social factors in assessing, diagnosing, and treating the patient. By interchangeably using psychology and medical practices, the patient is receiving a powerful and comprehensive treatment plan in which they are able to combine tactics of medicine and psychology in order to effectively treat the mental or emotional illness.
What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry?
Often, the terms psychologist and psychiatrist are used interchangeably; however, they are significantly different. Psychologists and psychiatrists both provide mental health and counseling treatment, but differences between psychologists and psychiatrists
include education, qualifications, duties and responsibilities regarding patients, and abilities.
Psychologists often have doctoral degrees in psychology, while psychiatrists hold medical degrees. Also, psychologists obtain a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or PsyD (Doctor of Psychology) as opposed to a MD (Medical Doctor), or other medical divisions of graduate training.
Psychiatrists receive more training than psychologists in the areas of assessment, treatment, diagnosis, and mental illness prevention. Because of this, they are often have a residency requirement in which they work hands-on with psychiatric patients, therefore gathering more experience.
Additionally, psychiatrists can prescribe medication, and psychologists are generally unable to do so. This provides a steep advantage to seeking psychiatric care if you are interested in a prescription to accompany your therapy. Often, there are mental illnesses that will greatly improve with the assistance of medication. A trained psychiatrist can help you get on the right path to wellness, with the aid of medication.
What is a psychiatrist?
The American Psychiatry Association
describes psychiatrists as a medical practitioner who is able to diagnose, treat, and prevent mental illness and emotional problems. Psychiatrists are highly trained and practiced and are able to combine counseling techniques with a strong knowledge of biology and neurology in order to provide the highest level of care for all patients.
Qualifications of psychiatrists
include obtaining state licensure upon completion of medical school, completion of a one-year residency in which diverse experience is obtained, and gathering additional experience over a three-year period while still under supervision.
How can we help?
Our experienced MSN and APRN, Christine Dalton, can use her extensive experience and education in order to successfully diagnose, treat, and help you manage your mental illness. Using effective psychotherapy techniques paired with medication or other treatment options will allow a quick recovery from your debilitating mental illness.
You don’t have to suffer from mental illness. Let our office assist you in managing this problem today. Contact us
if you have any questions or for Psychiatry Lexington, KY. Please call today to schedule your appointment! We are here to serve you in Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort, KY. Don’t hesitate!
Lexington Office: (859) 338-0466
Richmond Office: (859) 314-1281
Frankfort Office: (502) 352-2208
In case of severe emergency, please contact 911.
Psychiatry Lexington, KY provides psychiatric services to clients in Central Kentucky at 4 locations.
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Lexington, KY
Darby Creek Location
501 Darby Creek Road
Suite 11
Lexington KY, 40509
Phone:
859-338-0466
Fax:
859-294-0802
Duval Street Location
1092 Duval St.
#250
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone:
(859) 523-7383
Frankfort, KY
105 Diagnostic Drive
Suite B
Frankfort KY, 40601
Phone:
502-352-2208
Fax:
502- 352-2209
Richmond, KY
5011 Atwood Drive
Richmond KY, 40475
Phone:
859-314-1281
Fax:
859-353-8032
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