Psychiatry aims at the treatment of a wide range of mental health conditions. Psychiatrist do the required assessment of the patient’s condition to determine if the root of the symptoms arise from physical illness, mental issues, or a combination, basis which decide the plan of treatment.

• Psychiatry is classified in various subspecialties such as
• Child and adolescent psychiatry.
• Addiction psychiatry.

Most commonly treated conditions treated by psychiatry are

• Bipolar disorder.

The commonly adopted treatment methods include medication management, psychotherapy (talk therapy), and behavioural interventions.