Hello, New Guy Here..

Hello good people of this wonderful forum. My name is Qasem, I am from Jordan. I've had interest in psychiatry for quite a long time. I am currently a GP, but looking to specialize in psychiatry soon. I honestly am not here to judge people or use them as guinea pigs...All I want is to truly understand where my future patients are coming from, and not just dispense medications like many psychiatrists do. I myself have been mentally unstable for a long time. I went through periods of dysthemia, and was diagnosed about a year ago with GAD and a moderate case of social phobia. I am getting better now, and I aim to try to make people get better with as little medications as possible. I want to be the kind of psychiatrist who understands his patients and actually listen to them instead of being a drug dealer. Some people had traumatic experiences with psychiatrists, and I can understand. That's why I wanna get involved with real people in here, and not just be buried in books and rounds.

Thank you.

Hello and welcome to Psych Forums!

I'm sure you're not the only health professional to take a peek in here. In fact I think we have several active members that specialize in mental health. While they aren't here in a professional capacity, it's always nice to have members that have a professional knowledge base.

I've never had an official Dx, but it's safe to say OCD and ADD would be on my chart, and I've often suspected myself of your Dxs, dysthymia and, if not GAD, some form of anxiety. You'll have plenty of company here!

snaga2.0 wrote:Hello and welcome to Psych Forums!

I'm sure you're not the only health professional to take a peek in here. In fact I think we have several active members that specialize in mental health. While they aren't here in a professional capacity, it's always nice to have members that have a professional knowledge base.

I've never had an official Dx, but it's safe to say OCD and ADD would be on my chart, and I've often suspected myself of your Dxs, dysthymia and, if not GAD, some form of anxiety. You'll have plenty of company here!

Thank you <3