A London Psychiatrist at Berkeley Psychiatrists Offers Assessments and Online Consultations to Address Psychiatric Conditions It is not a decision taken lightly to consult with a London Psychiatrist and the option to work online is attractive to a lot of patients. Many clients find that one on one can be too personal so making an appointment online is more beneficial to them. Patients find having a screen between them is more comfortable. This could be due to the dependence on technology and more and more meetings being conducted via Zoom or Skype due to Covid. Consulting with a psychiatrist in London whether online or face to face the procedure and the protocols are almost identical. Some psychiatrists practicing in London will ask for a referral letter either from another health care worker or the patients GP. It is not always necessary to have a referral letter but is usually commonplace. When making the appointment the practice will ask the client to fill in a questionnaire to make sure that they can refer the client to the correct London psychiatrist as many doctors specialise in treating different psychiatric conditions. The first consultation will be set up and the goal is to examine what brought the client to the conclusion that they needed psychiatric help. The answers to these questions will give the psychiatrist a better understanding of where the client is on the spectrum.
What are the symptoms? How did they occur?