Sara Wayne Ph.D

After graduating from the Medicine Faculty of Tours, he practised in a small country town nearby from 1993 to 2006. He finished his PhD in Bruxels. He published a lot of articles for the Mental Health magazine, authored 3 books and gave multiple speaches.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors, unlike psychologists, and must evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental, or a strictly psychiatric one.

As part of the clinical assessment process they may employ a mental status examination, a physical examination, brain imaging such as computerized tomography (CT/CAT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, and blood testing.

The psychiatric consultant supports treating patients with behavioral health problems. This role can be performed by a team of experts that include mental health specialists (specialists with Ph.D in Neuroscience and/or Psychology ) who can assist the psychiatrist to relay proper recommendations to the primary care team in treatment planning.

The psychiatric consultant may suggest treatment modifications for the primary team to consider, recommend or see the patient for an in-person consultation, and consult patients who are clinically challenging or who need specialty mental health services.

In the U.S. and Canada one must first attain the degree of M.D. or D.O., followed by practice as a psychiatric resident for another four years (five years in Canada).