Dr. Darang is a General Practitioner, who has years of experience in attending to patients with psychiatric or mental health concerns while he was training in the Department of Psychiatry for a couple of years. Attending to patients for treatment and recovery of non-urgent or non-emergent psychiatric/mental health conditions is within the scope of General Medicine - moreover, of a licensed physician who has experience in such a field. He is a member of the Philippine College of Addiction Medicine. Please take note that he is not a member, diplomate, or fellow of any board or psychiatric association. For Psychiatric Emergencies such as (1) self-harm behavior; or suicidal thoughts, plans, threats, gestures, or attempt; (2) destructive and/or violent behavior, it is OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE that the patient be brought to the nearest hospital.