What is Telepsychiatry?
Telepsychiatry is the use of telecommunications technology to provide real-time health care to patients at a distance using video-conferencing using mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
Telepsychiatry can be provided to a patient at home or work. With mobile devices, you can be anywhere with access to Dr. Zehring.
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Throughout the United States
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(480) 935-3200
info@arizonarestorativepsychiatry.com
How can we help?
If you deal with any of the following, give us a call and schedule today:
· Have been diagnosed with an eating disorder, or have disordered eating
· Have been diagnosed with an eating disorder and have depression, anxiety, sleep issues, or other mental health issues
· Constant thoughts about food or your body
· Think you have an eating disorder
· Cannot stop weighing yourself
· Cannot stop looking in the mirror
· You don’t like your relationship with food
· Eating in front of people creates anxiety for you
· Restlessness or stress for missing a workout
Why do you need a Psychiatrist if you have an eating disorder?
A psychiatrist can be an important component of the eating disorder treatment team. Eating disorders are brain-based disorders and often co-occur with other disorders. A study posted on NEDA's (National Eating Disorders Association) website looked at 2400 individuals hospitalized for an eating disorder and found that 97% had one or more co-occurring conditions, including:
· 94% had co-occurring mood disorders, mostly major depression
· 56% were diagnosed with anxiety disorders
· 20% had obsessive-compulsive disorder
· 22% had post-traumatic stress disorder
· 22% had an alcohol or substance use disorder
Due to the prevalence and severity of co-occurring illnesses in individuals with eating disorders, a psychiatric evaluation can help determine the correct treatment plan to address the presenting problems most effectively.
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.”