Departments  Psychiatry

Psychiatry is a medical science, a branch of medicine dealing with prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. The term comes from the Greek words "psyche" - spirit, soul and "iatreea" - to heal, so we could say that psychiatrists are "healers of soul". Over the past few decades, psychiatry has developed rapidly, in investigations of neurobiological substrate as well as pharmacology. Modern classifications (ICD-10 and DSM-IV) provide standardized criteria for diagnosis in order to facilitate communication between experts. A large number of drugs are now available for psychiatric disorders.

Along with pharmacological treatments, the biological and especially psychological treatments, as psychotherapy, have been proven their efficacy. The importance of psychiatry is not only to diagnose and treat mental disorders, but also to prevent their occurrence, thus contributing to mental health of the population.

In the medical service, persons with mental disorders may benefit from specialized medical examination for the diagnosis and treatment of both mental disorders and somatic comorbidities, for establish an appropriate treatment, pharmacologically and psychotherapeutic. We ensure medical assistance of patients with chronic psychiatric treatment, the administration of medication under a medical supervision, the assistance of procuring necessary medicines etc. The surgery is in contractual relationship with the insurance, no charge for the services reimbursed by CAS.