Depression and Bipolar Mood Disorder
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Depression is a serious mental disorder that impacts a person's mood, thoughts, behaviour, and physical health. It is a long-term illness that negatively impacts a person’s ability to function in their day-to-day life.
If you suffer from low mood or feeling numb or ‘flat’ for a long time, sometimes even without reason with no motivation to do anything and no enjoyment in anything, then depression should be considered as a possibility.
Symptoms
- Intense constant sadness
- Lack of interest in everything
- Concentration,reduced appetite,loss of weight, sleep difficulties,lack of motivation
- Neglecting self care
- Intense irrational guilt
- Suicidal Thoughts
Often, there is a trigger for depression in the form of life changing events- such as losing a loved one, losing your job or giving birth, that can lead to the development of the condition. That being said, it is not uncommon to become depressed for no obvious reason.
Some people think depression is not a genuine condition but they’re wrong. Depression does not mean that you are weak and won’t be something you can just ‘snap out of’. According to research, 3:10 people in the population will suffer from depression in their lifetime.
Depression and Bipolar Disorder Assessment, Diagnosis and Care at Oaktree Connect
At Oaktree Connect, private Mental health clinic in Birmingham, St Albans and Online, we offer private depression and mood assessments for adults, children and young adults.
Our high quality mental health services are provided by experienced top private psychiatrists.
We offer you consultations with a senior psychiatry consultant, who will carry out a comprehensive private mental health assessment and confirm a diagnosis, if present. The psychiatrist will then discuss the treatment plan including medication, talking therapy, transcranial magnetic therapy (rTMS) and lifestyle changes as part of your care plan.
We also offer assessment and treatment for children with our
Child and adolescent (CAMHS) psychiatrist. Read More…
Hear from One of Our Psychiatrists
We have had great success in treating our patients with a diagnosis at Oaktree Connect. It is greatly rewarding to see my patients lives improving and, in many cases, transforming for the better with treatment.
Dr Juhi Sharma
Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director
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Oaktree Assessment Tool
Our Oaktree assessment tool (OAT) can help you decide whether to seek diagnosisiphone and medical treatment from a Psychiatrist online, to seek talking therapy, or if self-help may suffice. It is not a diagnostic test.
Cost of Services
Our fees are competitive without compromise on quality
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Here are answers to our FAQs
Depression is a mental disorder where the sufferer feels low or flat or numb all the time, with no motivation or enjoyment in anything. It affects physical health with poor sleep and appetite and ability to function at home and work with low concentration and constant exhaustion.
Depression is diagnosed by a health professional who establishes the presence of symptoms and signs that are listed as diagnostic, in the International Code of Diseases (ICD) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). At Oaktree Connect you will be seen by an experienced psychiatrist.
You will also be requestd to complete some questionnaires to support and further confirm the diagnosis.
A medically trained psychiatrist will carry out your assessment and treatment.
Yes, all our consultant psychiatrists are medically trained doctors and have years of experience of assessing, diagnosing and treating all mental disorders.
Yes, all our psychiatrists are experienced doctors who can prescribe medication. They will start the medicine that suits you best and do follow ups to adjust your medication dose. If required. They will look for positive effects, any side effects and monitor the effects of the medication on your physical health during the follow up appointments.
Yes, we provide a detailed assessment report, shared with your GP within 5 working days of the assessment.
Yes, we can see you online throughout England and in person (face to face) in our clinic in Birmingham and St Albans (20 minutes train ride from Central London).
Once your depression or Bipolar disorder medication is stabilised, your consultant psychiatrist will write about your progress and medication to your GP surgery and request the medication to be prescribed by them.
It is always advisable to see your private psychiatrist for follow ups, so that your medication can be reviewed, and they can continue to advise you about ongoing care, for example planning talking therapy, lifestyle changes, relationship issues, work related issues which may be related to your mood disorder.
If three separate anti-depressant medicines do not work when prescribed in therapeutic doses and for sufficient time (at least 8 weeks each), this is called treatment resistant depression. Your private psychiatrist will then consider changing to different combination of drugs that may work together.
RTMS (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) can help people who suffer from treatment resistant depression. It has been a successful mode of treatment at Oaktree since 2017. Read more…
TMS treatment is pain-free, non-invasive and effective for depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. It treats the brain cells using an electromagnetic field. No chemicals are involved and there are few to no side effects.
Yes, we do provide rTMS at Oaktree Connect with high success rates.
