Psychiatry

Mental health conditions are common but many people do not seek help from psychiatric professionals due to factors such as fear and lack of awareness. These factors only prevent or delay the appropriate care that a person needs.

If you have excessive fear, sadness or anxiety; have hallucinations, suicidal thoughts or problems with drug or alcohol use; or experience changes in your eating habits, concentration, or social activities, you may need a professional diagnosis and treatment from a trusted medical institution.

Providing Excellent Psychiatric Care

At Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani, we ensure that our patients receive top psychiatric care. From lab tests and physical exams to psychological evaluations, our trained psychiatrists carefully diagnose the accurate mental illness to prescribe the best treatment plan for your condition.

In all our medical procedures and treatment, we maintain the utmost confidentiality because we value your privacy. Our dedicated psychiatrists and medical professionals will work together to address your psychiatric problems.

We help children, adolescents and adults diagnose their mental health condition and provide them with the best treatment to achieve optimal outcomes.

Our systematic and holistic approach has positioned us to be one of the most trusted health care institutions in the country. We offer nothing but top-quality patient care for people who suffer:

• Mental disorders arising from medical conditions
• Suicidal tendencies
• Mental retardation
• Substance abuse
• Behavioural disorders
• Disruptive behaviour
• Mood disorders

Providing Excellent Psychiatric Care

Every patient is unique and therefore your treatment depends on what psychiatric condition you have, its severity and what works best for you. In most cases, our psychiatrists provide a combination of medication and psychotherapy.

The psychiatric treatment options offered by Hospital Pantai Sungai Petani include:

1. Psychopharmacotherapy (medications):

   1. Antidepressants — for treatment of depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and eating disorders.
   2. Antipsychotics — for treatment of psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations), psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, drug-induced psychosis, psychotic disorder due to medical illnesses), bipolar mood disorder, behavioural disturbances due to mental retardation, autism, tics and delirium.
   3. Sedatives and anxiolytics — for treatment of anxiety and insomnia as well as alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
   4. Hypnotics — used to induce and maintain sleep.
   5. Mood stabilisers — for treatment of bipolar mood disorder, schizoaffective disorder, behavioural disturbances due to mental retardation and autism.
   6. Stimulants — used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy.
   7. Opioid replacement therapy and detoxification — for treatment of opioid dependence (heroin, morphine, methadone, etc.) and ketum dependence.
   8. Antidementia — for treatment of dementia

2. Psychotherapy:

   1. cognitive behavioural therapy
   2. brief psychodynamic psychotherapy
   3. interpersonal psychotherapy
   4. motivational interviewing (for substance abuse)
   5. drug addiction counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy
   6. supportive psychotherapy

The first step is to learn about your mental health condition. In every step, we will discuss how we manage the condition or administer the treatment.

Contact us to book an appointment today.