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mental disorders

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mental disorders: see bipolar disorder bipolar disorder, formerly manic-depressive disorder or manic-depression, severe mental disorder involving manic episodes that are usually accompanied by episodes of depression.
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; paranoia paranoia , in psychology, a term denoting persistent, unalterable, systematized, logically reasoned delusions, or false beliefs, usually of persecution or grandeur.
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; psychiatry psychiatry , branch of medicine that concerns the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including major depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety.
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; psychosis psychosis , in psychiatry, a broad category of mental disorder encompassing the most serious emotional disturbances, often rendering the individual incapable of staying in contact with reality.
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; schizophrenia schizophrenia , group of severe mental disorders characterized by reality distortions resulting in unusual thought patterns and behaviors. Because there is often little or no logical relationship between the thoughts and feelings of a person with schizophrenia, the
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The term mental health refers to the outward leaning on different ways of mental health Fascinating into account ethnical conflicts and the particular considerations of the country, it deals with the medical biz of mental disorders in contrastive countries, mental health education, and their treatment options, financial and political views The term mental health refers to the outward leaning on different ways of mental health.
Some mental disorders aren't merely common--they're the norm.
Mental health experts told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court Monday that the Khmer Rouge's main prison chief has no mental disorders despite having overseen the killing of thousands of people.
 
 
 
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