62 books
—
76 voters
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various abnormalities related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions.
Initial psychiatric assessment of a person typically begins with a case history and mental status examination. Physical examinations and psychological tests may be conducted. On occasion, neuroimaging or other neurophysiological techniques are used. Mental disorders are often diagnosed in accordance with criteria listed in diagnostic manuals such as the widely used Diagnostic and Statistica ...more
Initial psychiatric assessment of a person typically begins with a case history and mental status examination. Physical examinations and psychological tests may be conducted. On occasion, neuroimaging or other neurophysiological techniques are used. Mental disorders are often diagnosed in accordance with criteria listed in diagnostic manuals such as the widely used Diagnostic and Statistica ...more
Related Genres
“
They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.
”
―
―
“
Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness. Science fiction It is already happening to some extent in our own society. Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed modern society gives them antidepressant drugs. In effect antidepressants are a means of modifying an individual's internal state in such a way as to enable him to tolerate social conditions that he would otherwise find
...more
”
―
―
Transpersonal psychology is concerned with the study of humanity's highest potential, and with t…more
153 members,
last active 7 months ago
...April 14, 2017 to May 14, 2017...
3 members,
last active 6 years ago
A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
1,658 members,
last active 4 days ago
A compilation of reading material to add to one's ever expanding reading list, aimed at enrichin…more
2 members,
last active 7 years ago
