Geriatrics
Geriatricians work in collaboration with other healthcare specialists to provide appropriate care for older adults, prevent diseases, and manage chronic and degenerative conditions.
General Medicine
A general practitioner is a medical professional with the knowledge and skills necessary to diagnose and manage most common health conditions throughout a person’s life—from childhood to old age—using medical treatment and simple procedures.
Psychology
Psychology is the science that studies the mind and human behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. Its main purpose is to understand and explain how people think, what motivates them, and why they act a certain way in different contexts and situations.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is a medical specialty focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Psychiatrists are trained to evaluate both the psychological and physical aspects of patients suffering from mental illnesses.
Alternative and Complementary Therapy
Alternative medicine consists of a series of non-conventional procedures applied to improve patients’ quality of life alongside standard medical therapies. In most cases, physicians use alternative therapies to alleviate side effects from aggressive treatments such as chemotherapy, to reduce chronic pain, or to improve the mental health of individuals with physical or psychological illnesses.
