Psychiatry is the medical specialty dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of mental, emotional and behaviour disorders. It is destined to all age groups. Psychiatric evaluation considers the patient’s global evaluation, in its biological, psychological and social perspective, aiming to increase life quality and emotional wellbeing.
At Joaquim Chaves Saúde medical units you will find psychiatrists specialized in different areas of this specialty and also a multidisciplinary team based in Casa de Saúde de Carnaxide (Carnaxide Mental Health Clinic), specifically oriented for mental health.
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Below pathologies are part of Psychiatry’s area of influence:
Organic mental disorder and Personality disorder
Addictions (substances – alcohol and drugs, gambling, sex, etc.)
Schizophrenia
Psychoses
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorders (panic, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder – GAD, stress, acute and chronic stress reactions, post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD)
Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge)
Psychiatry includes different specialization areas, such as:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Gerontopsychiatry: specializes in psychiatric aging related problems
Forensic Psychiatry: relates Psychiatry with Law – Civil and Criminal
Liaison psychiatry: specializes in an interface with other systems. For instance, when inpatients from other specialties develop a psychiatric pathology.
Sexology
For each patient, we customize a wide range of therapeutic programs on mental health and addiction, available in different treatment schemes:
Outpatient
Inpatient
Partial Hospitalization
At Casa de Saúde de Carnaxide we have the following services:
Appointments
Therapeutic and diagnosis techniques
Treatment programs for specific pathologies
Psychiatric Internment
Permanent Service (24h)
Amongst therapeutic programs implemented at Casa de Saúde de Carnaxide, the following stand out:
Psychiatric treatment
Psychological treatment
Pharmacological treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Therapeutic program for alcohol and drug addictions
Therapeutic program for gambling, sex, shopping and internet addictions and eating disorders
Therapeutic program for adolescent disorders
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Services
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Appointment
Psychiatry Appointment
Health Units
Clínica Cirúrgica de Carcavelos
Consultants

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