Psychiatric Disorders

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Psychiatric Disorders

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Timeline in Psychiatry
• Basic Sciences Relevant to Psychiatry
• Mental Health Status Examination
• Delirium, Dementia, and other Cognitive Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Substance abuse disorders
• Personality disorders
• Childhood disorders
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical symptoms and classification
  • Assessment
  • Pathogenesis
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Combined treatment
• Psychiatric Treatments

External links

• The Merck Manual Section 15 Psychiatric Disorders [1]
• ICD-10 "Blue Book"
• Internet Mental Health

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