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Outline of psychiatry

Outline of psychiatry is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Outline of psychiatry rather than just read about it. In short: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to psychiatry: Psychiatry – medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive, and perceptual abnormalities.

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Reference excerpt

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to psychiatry: Psychiatry – medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive, and perceptual abnormalities.

What type of thing is psychiatry? Academic discipline – field of study with academic departments, curricula and degrees; national and international societies; and specialized journals. Scientific field (a branch of science) – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer-reviewed research is published. A natural science – field that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific methods. A biological science – a branch of biology, which is concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. A behavioural science – a branch of psychology, which is concerned with the study of the emotional and cognitive functions of the mind and brain and of the person in the context of society. A medical specialty – branch of clinical practice, practised by physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc.

Branches of psychiatry

Subspecialties of psychiatry Addiction psychiatry – focuses on evaluation and treatment of individuals with alcohol, drug, or other substance-related disorders, and of individuals with dual diagnosis of substance-related and other psychiatric disorders. Child and adolescent psychiatry – branch of psychiatry that specialises in work with children, teenagers, and their families. Cross-cultural psychiatry – branch of psychiatry concerned with the cultural and ethnic context of mental disorder and psychiatric services. Emergency psychiatry – clinical application of psychiatry in emergency settings. Forensic psychiatry – interface between law and psychiatry. Geriatric psychiatry – branch of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in humans with old age. Liaison psychiatry – branch of psychiatry that specializes in the interface between other medical specialties and psychiatry. Military psychiatry – covers special aspects of psychiatry and mental disorders within the military context. Neuropsychiatry – branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. Social psychiatry – branch of psychiatry that focuses on the interpersonal and cultural context of mental disorder and mental wellbeing.

Approaches of psychiatry Biological psychiatry – approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorders in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. Community psychiatry – approach that reflects an inclusive public health perspective and is practiced in community mental health services. Global Mental Health – area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide.

History of psychiatry History of psychiatry

General psychiatry concepts Glossary of psychiatry Mental disorder Classification of mental disorders History of mental disorder Mental Health

Psychiatric practice and standards

Doctor-patient relationship Therapeutic relationship

Nosological system Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

Psychiatric diagnoses ADHD Bipolar disorder Mania Schizophrenia History of schizophrenia Dementia praecox

Instruments Mental status examination

Diagnostic practices Rosenhan experiment

Psychiatric treatment Treatment of mental disorders

Chemical treatment Anxiolytics Barbiturates Antidepressants SSRI Antipsychotic Chemical imbalance theory Mood stabilizers Psychiatric medication List of psychiatric medications List of psychiatric medications by condition treated

Physical treatment

Electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom

Insulin coma therapy Insulin shock therapy (defunct)

Psychosurgery Psychosurgery Lobotomy (defunct) Lobotomy instruments Leucotome Orbitoclast Lobotomy patients Howard Dully

Fever therapy Pyrotherapy (defunct)

Psychological treatment Psychotherapy List of psychotherapies

Legal frameworks of psychiatric treatment Diminished responsibility Forensic Psychiatry Informed consent Insanity Insanity defence Involuntary commitment Involuntary treatment Irresistible impulse M'Naghten Rules Macdonald triad Mens rea Mental health law Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion Outpatient commitment Psychiatric advance directive Sanity Therapeutic jurisprudence Ulysses pact Voluntary commitment

Australia Justices examination order Mental Health Review Tribunal of New South Wales

Ireland 1814-1922 Criminal Lunatics (Ireland) Act 1838 From 1922–present Mental Health Act 2001

Italy Basaglia Law Law 180

U.K. Care in the Community Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 Idiots Act 1886 Fixated Threat Assessment Centre Lunacy Act 1845 Lunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act 1886 Madhouses Act 1774 Place of safety

England and Wales Approved Mental Health Professional Diminished responsibility in English law Mental Capacity Act 2005 Mental Health Act 1983 Mental Health Act 2007 Mental Health Review Tribunal (England and Wales) Mental Treatment Act 1930 Nearest relative

Scotland Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Forensic Network Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999

U.S.A. Adjudicative competence Civil confinement Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Competence (law) Duty to protect Duty to warn Forensic Mental Health Association of California List of criminal competencies Mental health courts PsychRights Ultimate issue (law) Californian mental health law 5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold) Florida mental health law Florida Mental Health Act: the Baker Act

Politics of psychiatry

Political movements Psychiatric survivors movement

Anti-psychiatry movement Anti-psychiatry

People in the anti-psychiatry movement Franco Basaglia David Cooper (psychiatrist) Michel Foucault R.D. Laing Loren Mosher Thomas Szasz

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Applications of Outline of psychiatry

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In the classroom: Outline of psychiatry is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Outlines, Outlines of health and fitness, Psychiatry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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