Misconceptions About Psychiatric

Medicine
medications do psychiatrists prescribe?
The six main kinds include:
antidepressants (sometimes incorrectly called
"mood elevators")
anxiolytics (often referred to as "tranquilizers")
antipsychotics (sometimes referred to, for archaic
reasons, as "neuroleptics"). These are effective in
the most serious psychiatric disorders, such as
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (formerly
"manic-depression").
antimanics (also referred to as "mood stabilizers;"
chiefly lithium and anticonvulsants)
sedative-hypnotics ("sleeping pills''), some of
which are chemically related to the anxiolytics.
stimulants, which are used to treat everything
from attention-deficit disorder to sleep-wake
cycle dysregulation, such as that found in
narcolepsy.
Won't psychotropic medication change my
personality? I don't want to feel like I'm being
"controlled."
Medication works to correct what is wrong. It
won't alter your personality or change who you
are. And it is the illness itself that leaves patients
feeling they are not in control of their lives;
medication is an important step towards regaining
that control.
Aren't psychotropic medications highly addictive?
With the exception of the anxiolytics, stimulants,
and hypnotics, psychotropics cause little if any
physical dependency, although any medication
taken for a long time should be tapered rather
than stopped abruptly. Even anxiolytics,
stimulants, and hypnotics can be safely tapered
under a doctor's supervision with no lasting
effects.

Aren't psychotropics just a crutch for weak people

who can't deal with everyday problems?
Psychotropics are not "stress -reducers;" they
correct genuine disorders. Far from being a sign of
weakness, it takes a certain degree of strength to
admit that you have an illness that may need
medication.
Roles to control psychiatric misconception
It is known that the psychological and mental side
affects the health of the human and psychological
stress of life
We must spread awareness and change the
thinking of the sick person that psychotherapy has
a vital role in improving his or her
Psychiatry not only addresses the madness but
also addresses cases of depression that produce
harmful effects of the relationship of man with
society
The medical team must disseminate awareness of
the improvement of the role of psychiatrist.
We can spread awareness through television
programs, advertisements and posters.