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What is Psychiatric Therapy?

Psychiatrists specialize in the doctor-patient relationship and are trained in psychotherapy and other therepautic communication techniques. Psychiatrists also prescribe medication, order laboratory tests, utilize neuroimaging in a clinical setting, and conduct physical examinations.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 6%
Mild
4 22%
None
13 72%

Most commonly reported side effects

Getting Frustrated Over My Psychiatrist
2 11%
Inconvenience
2 11%
getting afraid to leave the house and drive to appointfment
1 6%
Forces me to believe I have a mental illness
1 6%
Impulsive behaviors
1 6%
Trigger
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Psychiatric Therapy. See all 36 dosages ►

  10minutes as needed 1hours as needed 20minutes as needed 30minutes as needed 45minutes as needed as needed monthly Multiple doses 0.5 monthly 1 hr monthly 1 other monthly 20 min yearly 1 hr every other week 40 min yearly 1 hr weekly 60 min yearly 90 min yearly 120 min yearly 10 min monthly 15 min monthly 240 min yearly 20 min monthly 360 min yearly 30 min monthly 1 hr daily 15 min every other week 35 min monthly 45 min monthly 50 min monthly 60 min monthly 90 min monthly 120 min monthly 45 min weekly 50 min weekly 60 min weekly 100 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Psychiatric therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
2 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%
Felt finished with this treatment
2 25% Felt finished with this treatment: 25%
Expense
1 13% Expense: 13%
Doctor's advice
1 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
1 13% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 13%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance
1 13% Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped going to Psychiatric Therapy

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Psychiatric Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
7
12
32

Stopped Going to Psychiatric Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
2
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
13 72%
Usually
5 28%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
6 33%
A little
11 61%
Not at all
1 6%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 6%
$100-199
3 17%
$50-99
3 17%
$25-49
2 11%
< $25
5 28%

Report created on November 22, 2009.