The field concerned with the nature and development of mental disorders.
A type of population distribution which depicts the majority of people being in the middle as far as any particular characteristic is concerned.
The various professionals authorized to provide psychological services.
Requires a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree.
Techniques necessary to determine that a patient's symptoms or problems indicate a particular disorder.
A primarily verbal means of helping troubled individuals change their thoughts, feelings, and behavior to reduce distress and to achieve greater life satisfaction.
Holds and MD degree and has had postgraduate training (residency) in which he has received supervision in diagnoses and psychotherapy.
Chemical compounds that can change how people feel and think.
Specially trained at a psychoanalytic institute
Psychiatric social worker
Has completed Masters or Doctorate program
A diverse group that conduct research into the nature and development of the disorders that their therapist colleagues try to treat. Varied academic background.
The casting out of evil spirits by ritualistic chanting or torture.
The notion that something wrong with the soma (body) disturbs thought and action.
The belief that something is due to psychological origins.
Places of confinement For the mentally ill.
Sympathetic and attentive treatment provided for the mentally ill.
A tendency for a certain group of symptoms that run together within a disorder.
The deterioration in mental and physical health, characterized by syphilis.
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