Mental health problems are the common issues many people in the world are facing nowadays. It may be mild depression to anxiety, panic attacks, substance dependence or severe form of psychosis. One in eight people in the world are suffering from any sort of mental health problems. If you are looking for the best mind clinic for mental health problems, then you are at the right place. Dr. Purushottam Adhiakri’s best psychiatrist doctor in kathmandu for all the mental health problems in Kathmandu, Nepal.
What do we treat in our mind clinic?
We treat all types of mental health problems; may be it simple relationship counseling or a long lasting depression. Here are the few among many of the mental health issues we commonly deal with:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Panic attacks
- Alcohol dependence
- Obsessive Compulsive disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Psychosis
Is counseling service available?
Yes, counseling and therapy services are also available. Our expert psychologists and psychiatrists with many years of experience in mental health services are there to guide you to deal with mental health problems. We provide CBT, DBT, relaxation exercises, problem solving and coping techniques along with relationship and couple counseling. We don’t only suggest medicine for the treatment of your mental health problems, but also suggest you healthy ways of lifestyle and behavior modification that will help you to decrease and taper off the medicines in long run and help you to live healthy and stress free life.
Do we need to take medicine for life long?
It’s not that you need to take medication for life long for all mental health conditions. It’s just a hoax. First episode of mild form of mental health conditions like depression and anxiety requires medications for six to nine months and then it can be decreased slowly. But you need the help and guidance of expert psychiatrist for managing the dose of medication so that it won’t bring much of the problem in you. For severe illness like psychosis you need to take medicines for one year or more.
Are there side effects of medicine?
There are minimal side effects of the medicine as all the medicine has, but it does not happen to all. Few if the common side effects are: gastritis, weight gain in long term, increased sleep in first few days of starting the medicine. But all there adverse effects can be countered by different lifestyle and behavioral techniques. Like you can take medicine after food, drink plenty of water for gastritis. Similarly for weight gain you can limit your calorie intake and practice physical exercise.
What are other healthy habits for mental well-being?
You can practice the following healthy habits for the mental well-being and stress free life:
- Make a sleep routine so that you go to bed and wake up in fixed schedule everyday
- Do physical exercise at least half an hour a day
- Limit screen time
- Avoid smoking, alcohol and other substance
- Do yoga, meditation
- Minimize coffee/tea
- Avoid junk and fast-food and eat healthy balanced diet
Always don’t hesitate to seek for professional help if you are in any mental health related problems. We at our Mind clinic are always ready to help you to live a healthy and stress free life.