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==Origin==
probably from French ''psychiatrie'', from ''psychiatre'' psychiatrist, from ''psych''- psych- + [[Greek]] ''iatros'' [[physician]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1828]
==Definitions==
*: a branch of [[medicine]] that deals with [[mental]], [[emotional]], or [[behavioral]] disorders
==Description==
'''Psychiatry''' is the [[medical]] specialty [[devoted]] to the [[study]] and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, [[behavioural]], [[cognitive]] and perceptual abnormalities. The term was first coined by the German physician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christian_Reil Johann Christian Reil] in 1808, and [[literally]] means the 'medical treatment of the [[mind]]' (''psych''-: [[mind]]; from Ancient Greek ''psykhē'': [[soul]]; -iatry: medical treatment; from Gk. ''iātrikos'': medical, ''iāsthai'': to [[heal]]). A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry is a psychiatrist.
Psychiatric [[assessment]] typically starts with a mental status [[examination]] and the compilation of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_history case history]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_testing Psychological tests] and [[physical]] [[examinations]] may be conducted, including on occasion the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroimaging neuroimaging] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurophysiology neurophysiological] techniques. Mental disorders are [[diagnosed]] in accordance with criteria listed in diagnostic manuals such as the widely used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders''] (DSM), published by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association American Psychiatric Association], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Classification_of_Diseases International Classification of Diseases] (ICD), edited and used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organization]. The fifth edition of the DSM (DSM-5) is scheduled to be published in 2013, and its [[development]] is [[expected]] to be of significant interest to many medical fields.
Psychiatric treatment applies a variety of [[modalities]], including psychoactive medication, [[psychotherapy]] and a wide range of other [[techniques]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation transcranial magnetic stimulation]. Treatment may be delivered on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on the severity of functional impairment or on other aspects of the disorder in question. [[Research]] and treatment within ''psychiatry'' as a whole are conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, sourcing an array of sub-specialties and [[theoretical]] approaches.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry]
[[Category: Health]]
==Origin==
probably from French ''psychiatrie'', from ''psychiatre'' psychiatrist, from ''psych''- psych- + [[Greek]] ''iatros'' [[physician]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1828]
==Definitions==
*: a branch of [[medicine]] that deals with [[mental]], [[emotional]], or [[behavioral]] disorders
==Description==
'''Psychiatry''' is the [[medical]] specialty [[devoted]] to the [[study]] and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, [[behavioural]], [[cognitive]] and perceptual abnormalities. The term was first coined by the German physician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christian_Reil Johann Christian Reil] in 1808, and [[literally]] means the 'medical treatment of the [[mind]]' (''psych''-: [[mind]]; from Ancient Greek ''psykhē'': [[soul]]; -iatry: medical treatment; from Gk. ''iātrikos'': medical, ''iāsthai'': to [[heal]]). A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry is a psychiatrist.
Psychiatric [[assessment]] typically starts with a mental status [[examination]] and the compilation of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_history case history]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_testing Psychological tests] and [[physical]] [[examinations]] may be conducted, including on occasion the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroimaging neuroimaging] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurophysiology neurophysiological] techniques. Mental disorders are [[diagnosed]] in accordance with criteria listed in diagnostic manuals such as the widely used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders''] (DSM), published by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association American Psychiatric Association], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Classification_of_Diseases International Classification of Diseases] (ICD), edited and used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organization]. The fifth edition of the DSM (DSM-5) is scheduled to be published in 2013, and its [[development]] is [[expected]] to be of significant interest to many medical fields.
Psychiatric treatment applies a variety of [[modalities]], including psychoactive medication, [[psychotherapy]] and a wide range of other [[techniques]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation transcranial magnetic stimulation]. Treatment may be delivered on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on the severity of functional impairment or on other aspects of the disorder in question. [[Research]] and treatment within ''psychiatry'' as a whole are conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, sourcing an array of sub-specialties and [[theoretical]] approaches.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry]
[[Category: Health]]