Psychiatry

Psychiatry specialists provide comprehensive mental health disorder diagnosis and treatment. Board-certified nurse practitioner Kanwaljit (Kavi) Sidhu, NP-C, PMHNP-BC, delivers expert psychiatry services to adults and children over 12 at Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic in Palm Harbor, Florida. Kavi’s compassionate nature and considerable experience ensure patients feel the weight of their mental health problems begin to lift under her care. Call Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic for more information, or schedule an in-person or telehealth consultation online today.

What is psychiatry?

Psychiatry helps people manage mental health disorders and overcome emotional problems.

Psychiatric conditions are often severe, life-threatening illnesses that worsen without expert treatment. Mental health disorders are also complex, requiring considerable professional expertise to diagnose and treat patients successfully.

At Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic, Kavi is an experienced, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who has completed years of specialized training in mental health diagnosis and treatment.

What conditions does psychiatry treat?

Conditions Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic treats include:

• Major depressive disorder (depression)
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Bipolar disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Anxiety disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Eating disorders
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Substance use disorder
• Suicidal thoughts and actions
• Sleep disorders

Kavi treats adults and children aged 12 and over. She completes a detailed mental health assessment, reviews your medical and family histories, and may perform tests for specific conditions. Afterward, she creates a treatment plan personalized to your needs.

What treatments does psychiatry use?

Psychiatry services include:

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy (counseling) employs various talk therapy techniques to help people affected by mental health problems. Examples include:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
• Psychoanalysis
• Solution-focused brief therapy

Some psychotherapies focus on identifying problems like trauma or abuse that can severely affect your mental health. 

Your therapist uses trauma-informed care principles to help you examine these issues in a safe, confidential, nonjudgmental environment where you can be open about your experiences and feelings.

Other therapies focus on the everyday difficulties you encounter because of mental health problems. You learn to challenge and alter mistaken beliefs and harmful thoughts and develop healthy coping strategies.

Medication management

Medications that patients with psychiatric disorders might require include:

• Antidepressants
• Anti-anxiety drugs
• Stimulants for ADHD
• Mood stabilizers
• Antipsychotics
• Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) for substance use disorders

These medicines can be extremely helpful, especially for people who have moderate, severe, or incurable psychiatric disorders. However, medications require careful management to ensure that patients get optimal benefits from them without suffering unpleasant or harmful side effects.

Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic also uses Spravato® nasal spray, which contains esketamine. This drug is a form of the anesthetic ketamine. Spravato is FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression.

Call Sidhu Psychiatric Clinic today to learn more about the high-quality psychiatry services Kavi offers, or book an appointment using the online scheduling feature.