Last Updated on February 9, 2023 by Shabnam Sengupta
Dr Rahul Bansal, MD (Psychiatry) is a consultant psychiatrist practicing in his own clinic in Patiala, Punjab. His interests are in various types of mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction psychiatry and child psychiatry.
What is the best thing you enjoy about treating patients?
The best thing about treating patients is being able to witness their improvement.
When is a patient easy to treat?
It is easy to treat a patient when they are compliant to the medications and therapy, and they follow the advice of the medical professionals providing them care.
When is a patient difficult to treat?
It gets difficult when a patient is non-compliant, has irregular follow-ups and rigid false beliefs about treatments and management of their conditions.
How helpful is it to the treatment course, if the patient is knowledgeable about the treatment procedure, benefits, risks etc.?
In Psychiatry, I feel having the right knowledge is vital. Acceptance of mental health problems is the first step only after which patients will come to a psychiatrist or psychologist for management. The key point is having the correct information.
How can a patient improve their knowledge about the treatment procedure?
People can read scientific articles, books and interviews of doctors. People can attend various awareness programmes being conducted by health professionals online and in person especially in rural areas. If we want to change the scenario of the nation, I feel mental health should be talked about and taught in schools itself as seriously as physical health.
How medical misinformation act as a problem in the overall treatment procedure?
Misinformation increases the problem multifold. Medical misinformation can cause lack of understanding of their condition among the patients, which can further result in delay in the treatment.
A few advice that you always give to your patients…
Eat healthy, have a good sleep routine and keep time for physical activities like exercises, yoga, etc. in your day. Read the doctor’s credentials before seeking treatment and gather information from a reliable source about your health problems.
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