Psychological Problems

Under this heading, I will include a wide range of problems that many people face and which do not have the characteristics of any diagnosable psychiatric disorder. Relationship problems like the ones between husband and wife are quite common.

One very important fact to remember is that, in no situation, the role of a psychiatrist is to be a judge; be it relationship problems or otherwise. The sole focus is on understanding the problems - which is then used therapeutically.

There are a lot of other issues that people bring in to the psychiatrists clinic, for e.g. dissatisfaction in life or at work, poor self confidence, low self esteem etc. Working at Harvard University, Mental Health Clinic I noticed that a great number of graduate and under graduate students came for consultation for these issues. Clinic record suggested that 33 percent of all Harvard students utilized this service at least once or more.