Newport Beach Psychiatrist – Piotr Pelc, D.O.

What is a psychiatrist? How can I benefit from Dr. Pelc’s services?

According to the American Psychiatric Association, a psychiatrist is a “a medical doctor (an M.D. or D.O.) who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders. Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems.” Dr. Pelc provides therapy and medication management to individuals with a wide range of problems, ranging from  stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and psychosis. He also treats concentration difficulties and hyperactivity, learning problems, and parent-child relational problems!

Click on the “About Piotr Pelc, D.O.” section to learn more about his treatment approach and philosophy.

What is a child psychiatrist?

Per the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a child psychiatrist is “a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and the treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling and/or behavior affecting children, adolescents, and their families. A child and adolescent psychiatrist offers families the advantages of a medical education, the medical traditions of professional ethics, and medical responsibility for providing comprehensive care.”

Essentially, Dr. Pelc sub-specializes in working with children and adolescents, and their families, in diagnosing various mental health problems, and utilizes his medical training to appropriately diagnose and treat, with medications and/or therapy, a wide range of disorder. See the “Child and adolescent psychiatrist” article on the Facts and Articles for Families page!