What department does the psychological counseling hospital have?

Go to different types of medical institutions for psychological consultation. There is actually no unified standard for the departments you want to be admitted to. Public general hospitals give priority to the clinical psychology department. If this department is not available, you can apply to the psychiatry department.； The classification of public mental health hospitals is more detailed. If you just want to seek consultation if you have emotional distress or confusion about marriage, love and work, you can go directly to the psychological counseling department or the psychotherapy department. If you have obvious physical symptoms or have a history of mental illness diagnosis before, you can also go to the corresponding psychiatric sub-department. ； If you go to a specialized private psychological counseling institution, you generally do not need to go through the registration process of a public hospital. You can just make an appointment in advance with a counselor that matches your needs.

Not long ago, I met a sophomore boy in the outpatient clinic. He couldn't eat for more than a month due to conflicts with his roommates and was under great pressure at the end of the semester. He was always distracted in class. I searched online for a long time and always felt that he was "suffering from mental illness" because he was admitted to the psychiatry department. He was afraid that his classmates would find out.

In fact, there is no absolute distinction in the industry about "should psychological counseling be offered to a psychiatrist or a psychology department". There are many overlaps in the service scope of the two types of departments. Psychiatrists have the right to prescribe. If, in addition to being in a bad mood, you also have insomnia that lasts for more than two weeks, uncontrollable negative thoughts, or even occasional auditory and visual hallucinations, it is safer to go to a psychiatrist first to investigate pathological problems. Don't insist on only doing non-medical consultations, which delays the opportunity for intervention.

If you are really not sure, don’t worry. Most public tertiary hospitals now have an introduction to the scope of treatment for each department on their official accounts. Search to see if the corresponding department has content such as “undertaking general emotional distress, parent-child family consultation, and workplace stress relief.” If you find the right one, just hang up. There are guides you can ask when you get to the hospital. It’s just a few words, so you really don’t have to worry about it for days in advance.

Many visitors have asked before whether going to the psychiatry department will leave a "bad record" that will affect your job search. In fact, as long as you have not been diagnosed with a serious mental illness that is harmful to society, the hospital's medical records are strictly confidential and will not be leaked to the outside world. You can rest assured. If you are not sure whether your condition is pathological, give priority to registering at a public medical institution. Do not go to a consultant in a private institution first. After all, they do not have the right to diagnose, and they will not be able to provide you with medication and intervention in time if there is a problem.

In fact, no matter which department you study in, it is much better to step into the hospital door as the first step than to hold back internal friction.