Diagnostics is an integral part of any treatment program prescribed at the «IsraClinic» psychiatric clinic. For those patients who do not have the opportunity to undergo treatment and observation within our clinic, «IsraClinic» doctors have developed an express examination program that allows them to make an accurate diagnosis and give recommendations for treatment. In the future, a patient who has been diagnosed at «IsraClinic» can be observed by our doctors remotely - via Zoom, Google Meet, telephone consultations and emails. IsraClinic specialists are always ready to help our patients, adjust drug treatment or give recommendations on further treatment strategies.
The examination program at the clinic consists of a physical examination, neurological, psychotherapeutic, psychological, and psychiatric diagnostics. A physical examination includes blood tests, including tests for components that affect a person’s mental state, a computed tomography scan of the brain (in children, magnetic resonance imaging) with a contrast agent, and an examination and consultation with a neurologist. The next stage, after eliminating physiological causes for psychopathology, is an examination and consultation with a psychiatrist (usually 2-3 consultations that allow you to assess the patient’s mental state), examination and consultation with a psychotherapist, psychodynamic diagnostics with a clinical psychologist. During the examination, drug treatment may be prescribed: during the diagnosis and after the end of the examination, the psychiatrist will monitor the patient’s condition and give recommendations on taking medications and changing the dosage. In addition to drug treatment, the patient may be recommended to change their lifestyle, adhere to a certain regimen, and use psychological tools to relieve anxiety, panic attacks and other psychological disorders.
Express diagnostics does not take much time: within 5 working days, our specialists will make an accurate diagnosis and develop an effective treatment strategy aimed at achieving maximum results.
«IsraClinic Express» mental health program
The psychiatric express assistance program was developed for those people who do not have a lot of time to complete a full course of treatment. An examination within the framework of the «IsraClinic Express» program allows for a comprehensive diagnosis and provides the optimal solution in each specific case.
The examination under the IsraClinic Express program consists of the following stages:
• express diagnostics;
• making an accurate diagnosis according to the international classification ICD-10 and ICD-11;
• development of drug treatment strategy;
• recommendations for psychotherapeutic treatment;
• remote monitoring by psychiatrists «IsraClinic»;
• adjustment of drug treatment;
• provision of medicines (sending medicines from an Israeli pharmacy).
Remote monitoring
In the future, a patient who has been diagnosed at «IsraClinic» can be observed by our doctors remotely - via Zoom, Google Meet telephone consultations and emails. «IsraClinic» specialists are always ready to help our patients, adjust drug treatment or give recommendations on further treatment strategies. Thus, the express diagnostic program developed by «IsraClinic» allows you to receive psychiatric care from the best specialists in Israel for a long time.
In addition, for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder at the IsraClinic, you can purchase an annual subscription to the Health Online medical service, which allows you to be in touch with the attending psychiatrist, promptly resolve issues with drug treatment, dosage adjustments, changes in condition (especially during acute off-season periods).