psychiatric disorder
1disorder — dis|or|der W3 [dısˈo:də US ˈo:rdər] n 1.) medical a mental or physical illness which prevents part of your body from working properly a disorder of the brain/liver/digestive system etc ▪ He suffers from a rare disorder of the liver. a… …
2psychiatric — psy|chi|at|ric [ˌsaıkiˈætrık] adj relating to the study and treatment of mental illness ▪ a psychiatric hospital ▪ a psychiatric nurse ▪ Charles was suffering from a psychiatric disorder (=mental illness) . >psychiatrically [ kli] adv …
3psychiatric — adjective relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry (Freq. 1) psychiatric disorder psychiatric hospital • Syn: ↑psychiatrical • Pertains to noun: ↑psychiatry (for: ↑ …
4Psychiatric and mental health nursing — Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the specialty of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression or dementia. Nurses in this area… …
5Psychiatric medication — is a licenced psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the mental state and used to treat mental disorders. Usually utilized in psychiatric settings, these medications are made of synthetic chemical compounds, although some are naturally… …
6Psychiatric genetics — Psychiatric genetics, a subfield of behavioral neurogenetics, studies the role of genetics in psychological conditions such as alcoholism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism. The basic principle behind psychiatric genetics is that… …
7Psychiatric rehabilitation — Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as psychosocial rehabilitation, is the process of restoration of community functioning and wellbeing of an individual who has a psychiatric disability (been diagnosed with a mental disorder). Rehabilitation… …
8Psychiatric epidemiology — is a field which seeks to measure the prevalence of mental illness in society. It is a subfield of the more general epidemiology. It is very difficult to accurately measure such a thing as mental illness prevalence, and current techniques are… …
9Psychiatric history — A psychiatric history is the result of a medical process where a clinician working in the field of mental health (usually a psychiatrist) systematically records the content of an interview with a patient. This is then combined with the mental… …
10Psychiatric hospital — This article is about modern psychiatric hospitals. For historical lunatic asylums, see history of psychiatric institutions. Traverse City State Hospital, Traverse City, Michigan Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are… …
