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Psychiatry
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Definition
: The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
specialty only; do not confuse with MENTAL DISORDERS
Examples
Adolescent Psychiatry
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Biological Psychiatry
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Child Psychiatry
;
Community Psychiatry
;
Ethnopsychology
;
Forensic Psychiatry
;
Geriatric Psychiatry
;
Military Psychiatry
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Neuropsychiatry
;
Orthopsychiatry
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Psychoanalysis
;
Psychosomatic Medicine
Other names
Psychiatrist; Psychiatrists