psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of deleterious mental conditions. These include matters related to cognition, perceptions, mood, emotion, and behavior.

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Psychiatry is a medical field focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental health conditions that affect how people think, perceive the world, feel, and behave. It matters because these mental conditions can significantly impact a person's quality of life and overall well-being.

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Medical specialty.title: Psychiatry
Medical specialty.image: Psi and Caduceus.svg
Medical specialty.focus: Mental health
Medical specialty.specialist: Psychiatrist
Medical specialty.glossary: Glossary of psychiatry
Medical specialty.personality]], [[substance use disorder]]s |subdivisions: Neuropsychiatry, biological psychiatry, social psychiatry, interventional psychiatry|tests=Mental status examination, [[psychological testing

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Commons category: Psychiatry
exact match: schema.org/Psychiatric
OpenStreetMap tag: healthcare:speciality=psychiatry

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Contents

Etymology
Theory and focus
Scope of practice
Ethics
Approaches
Practitioners
As a career choice in the US
Subspecialties
Research
Diagnostics and evaluation
Present
Diagnostic systems
Diagnostic manuals
Evaluation guidelines
Potential use of MRI/fMRI in diagnosis
Treatment
General considerations
Inpatient treatment
Outpatient treatment
Telepsychiatry
History
Earliest knowledge
Medical specialty
Controversy and criticism
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
Further reading

Initial psychiatric assessment begins with taking a case history and conducting a mental status examination. Laboratory tests, physical examinations, and psychological assessments may also be used. On occasion, neuroimaging or neurophysiological studies are performed.