One in five people at some point suffer from a form of mental illness, whether its anxiety, depression, stress, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychiatric illnesses.
Everyone goes through highs and lows and experiences different levels of stress through their life, however, when these symptoms persist for a long period of time it is important to discuss these with your doctor.
We are all different, with our own coping mechanisms, hence no two people react in the same way to a particular situation. Therefore, it is important for your doctor to also take an individualised approach, discuss and identify the issue and develop a management plan that is suited to you.B
Our doctors take the time and care required to understand the issues before deciding if further care is necessary such as, referral to a psychologist, addition or adjustment to your medications or order any investigation if they feel physical cause needs to be excluded.