psychiatric
Concerning mental treatment
Psychiatric relates to psychiatry—the branch of medicine dealing with mental illness and emotional disorders.
A psychiatric hospital treats such conditions.
A psychiatric evaluation assesses mental health.
The word describes anything connected to the diagnosis, treatment, or study of mental disorders: psychiatric care, psychiatric medication, psychiatric symptoms.
Psychiatric classification manual
- ICDDisease classification system
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- depressionProlonged low state
anxiety · mania · neurosis · PTSD · OCD · comorbidity · criteria · classification
Perceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
catatonia · agitation · self-harm · insomnia · anhedonia · grandiosity · rumination · compulsions
Mental behavior specialist
- clinicianMedical care provider
- wardProtected person; division
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
hospitalization · rounds · multidisciplinary · resident · intern · admission · discharge · consultation
Medications treating clinical despair
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- lithiumLightest solid element
clozapine · haloperidol · sertraline · fluoxetine · sedatives · anxiolytics · tricyclics · MAOIs
Recovery from injury/addiction
- wellnessOverall state of health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- copingManaging under strain
self-care · reintegration · empowerment · hope · stability · maintenance · aftercare · outreach
Professional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- DBTTherapy for emotional regulation
- electroconvulsiveUsing electricity to trigger seizures
- sessionScheduled time for activity
DSM
Psychiatric classification manual
- ICDDisease classification system
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
depression · anxiety · mania · neurosis · PTSD · OCD · comorbidity · criteria · classification · formulation
hallucinations
Perceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
depersonalization · catatonia · agitation · self-harm · insomnia · anhedonia · grandiosity · rumination · compulsions · obsessions
psychologist
Mental behavior specialist
outpatient · hospitalization · rounds · multidisciplinary · resident · intern · admission · discharge · consultation · referral
antidepressants
Medications treating clinical despair
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
lithium · clozapine · haloperidol · sertraline · fluoxetine · sedatives · anxiolytics · tricyclics · MAOIs · dosage
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- wellnessOverall state of health
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- remissionTemporary disease absence
coping · self-care · reintegration · empowerment · hope · stability · maintenance · aftercare · outreach · advocacy
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- DBTTherapy for emotional regulation
- electroconvulsiveUsing electricity to trigger seizures
session · transference · countertransference · insight · intervention
- Patient Typesinpatient, outpatient, acute, chronic, critical
psychiatricsomatic
Concerning the body
physical · nonpsychiatric · bodily · medical · neurological
psychiatricpsychological
Of the mind
psychotherapeutic · counseling · behavioral · psychosocial · holistic
psychiatricholistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
spiritual · pastoral · naturopathic · alternative · non-clinical
- psychiatric disorderDiagnosable condition affecting mind
- psychiatric wardHospital mental health section
- psychiatric facilitiesHospitals for mental illness
- psychiatric hospitalFacility for mental treatment
- psychiatric unitHospital mental health division
- psychiatric careTreatment for psychological conditions
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