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Psychopathology is the study of mental illness. It includes the signs and symptoms of all mental disorders. The field includes abnormal cognition, maladaptive behavior, and experiences which differ according to social norms. This discipline is an in-depth look into symptoms, behaviors, causes, course, development, categorization, treatments, strategies, and more.

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Psychopathology is the study of mental illness, including the signs, symptoms, and underlying causes of all mental disorders—which can involve unusual thinking patterns, problematic behaviors, and experiences that differ from social norms. The field examines how these disorders develop, how they're categorized, and what treatments and strategies can help people manage them.

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Contents
  • History
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Evolutionary Perspectives
  • As the study of psychiatric disorders
  • Mental disorders
  • The four Ds
  • The p factor
  • As mental symptoms
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Research Domain Criteria
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

Psychopathology is the study of mental illness. It includes the signs and symptoms of all mental disorders. The field includes abnormal cognition, maladaptive behavior, and experiences which differ according to social norms. This discipline is an in-depth look into symptoms, behaviors, causes, course, development, categorization, treatments, strategies, and more.

Biological psychopathology is the study of the biological etiology of abnormal cognitions, behaviour and experiences. Child psychopathology is a specialization applied to children and adolescents.

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