Best Psychiatrist In Mumbai
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Dr. Priyanka Mahajan is considered to be one of the best Geriatric Psychiatrist offering comprehensive treatment and helping elderly people overcome their 3 D disaster of old age namely:
- Depression
- Dementia
- Delirium
Symptoms of aging are not the same in all people and hence it needs to be treated accordingly. As a geriatric psychiatrist my prime aim is to deal with the mental and behavioral disorders in old people and help them clear their worries and tensions and sharpen their memories too and restore mental stability.
Causes
- Cell death
- Biochemical Alterations in the brain due to aging
- Bipolar disorder
- Undetected cerebrovascular disease which compromises the supply of blood to the parts of the brain and thus causing abnormalities in the brain.
- Adverse circumstances in life
- Bereavement
- Loss of Health
- Stress due to Financial Issues
Symptoms
The following symptoms may be predominant in old people who have the problem of depression:
- Low mood
- Anhedonia or inability to feel pleasure
- Lack of sleep or Sleep disturbance
- Loss of appetite
- Being Apathetic
- Sense of Withdrawal
- Sense of Withdrawal
- Disturbances in Cognitive Abilities
- Severe Agitation
- Restlessness
- Delusion of Ill health (dying of cancer, digestive system not functioning)
Treatment
There are a number of treatments and interventions which are offered to the patients. The services rendered in the clinic will be mainly based on their individual needs which include:
- Individual psychotherapy
- Confusion
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST)
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT)
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Peer Support Group
All the treatment procedure followed in the clinic includes the latest therapies and is mainly aimed at improving the symptoms and bringing in a positive change in the life of the patient.