Saber Psychiatry is a comprehensive psychiatric-care provider for the entire family. We’re conveniently located in Brentwood, with client hours on Mondays, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, and on Wednesdays – Fridays, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Give us a call at 615-678-7839, or you can reach us via our electronic contact form at the bottom of our homepage (in which case, we’ll reply within 72 hours). We can schedule new appointments quickly, so you get the care that you need.
We provide:
- Care for children, adolescents, and adults
- Sleep disorder evaluations for all ages (including sleep studies)
- Management for sleep disorders
- Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
- Conservative medication management – we treat the person rather than simply medicating the problem
- Parent training
- Family therapy – treating the family as the system it is
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
See our website or call Saber Psychiatry at 615-678-7839 for more information.
Mini dictionary of Psychiatric and Psychological Terms
We hear psychiatric and psychological terms bandied about in movies and other media, but we rarely hear them correctly or with a useful explanation. Here are some of the terms that you may have heard and wondered about.
Confabulation Confusion of imagination with memory
It is not simply dishonesty; people who confabulate believe that the events they mentioned happened. Confabulation is part of larger disorders such as dementia or brain injuries; people who confabulate have memory gaps that they fill in with anything from mild errors to surrealistic stories. Confabulation may be partially true or completely false. Schizophrenic delusions, such as the belief that a government agency is monitoring one’s communications, are confabulations.
Déjà vu The feeling that one has lived through the present situation before
It’s from the French, “already seen.” Most people experience déjà vu sometimes, but if it is prolonged, frequent, or paired with hallucinations, it is a disorder.
Delusion Belief in something that is untrue
Delusions aren’t simply incorrect beliefs; they aren’t part of a culture or subculture; when a person suffers from a delusion, others agree that the belief is untrue. People with delusions may believe they are being stalked by aliens, or that they have special powers.
Illusion False interpretation of a detectable stimulus
Unlike delusions, illusions have a connection to reality. Most people have illusions at some point, with some illusions being universal – for example, we see the sky as meeting the earth’s surface in the distance despite knowing that it isn’t true. Personal illusions are temporary and vary among individuals. Interpreting a rope as a snake, for example, is common among people who work outdoors.
Lesson Over!
Saber Psychiatry has appointments available for the whole family. Call us at 615-678-7839.
Saber Psychiatry