minor etymology - addn phrase - from "literally, doctoring a soul" to "literally, doctoring a soul, from Greek ''psychē'' soul, mind + ''iatros'' doctor
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'''Psychiatry''' (literally, doctoring a soul) is the branch of [[medicine]] with the goal of studying, preventing, and treating [[mental disorder]]s in [[human]]s.
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'''Psychiatry''' (literally, doctoring a soul, from Greek ''psychē'' soul, mind + ''iatros'' doctor) 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.