Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychiatry

The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specialty only; do not confuse with MENTAL DISORDERS

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  1. F04.096w.544w
  2. H02w.403w.690w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychiatry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011570. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011570
  2. Psychiatry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry
  3. Psychiatry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7867