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'''Psychiatry''' is the branch of [[medicine]] with the goal of studying, preventing, and treating [[mental disorder]]s in [[human]]s.
'''Psychiatry''' (literally, doctoring a soul) is the branch of [[medicine]] with the goal of studying, preventing, and treating [[mental disorder]]s in [[human]]s.
Psychiatric medication is a licenced psychoactive [[drug]]. Psychiatric history is the record of interviews with a patient.
Psychiatric medication is a licenced psychoactive [[drug]]. Psychiatric history is the record of interviews with a patient.
Psychiatry has never been an [[Exact sciences|exact science]], [[Sigmund Freud]] notwithstanding, and it has never been about much more than guesswork.<ref>{{cite web |title=Homosexuality: Open Letter To Christie |author=Terry Hurlbut |date=August 24, 2013 |url=http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2013/08/24/family/homosexuality-open-letter-governor-christie/ |accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Essay: Evolution of Psychiatric Medicine]]
*[[Essay: Evolution of Psychiatric Medicine]]
*[[Psychology]]
*[[Psychology]]
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==