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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. | ||
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| + | 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 == | ||
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*[[Essay: Evolution of Psychiatric Medicine]] | *[[Essay: Evolution of Psychiatric Medicine]] | ||
*[[Psychology]] | *[[Psychology]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 16:51, December 21, 2013
Psychiatry (literally, doctoring a soul) is the branch of medicine with the goal of studying, preventing, and treating mental disorders in humans.
Psychiatric medication is a licenced psychoactive drug. Psychiatric history is the record of interviews with a patient.
Psychiatry has never been an exact science, Sigmund Freud notwithstanding, and it has never been about much more than guesswork.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Terry Hurlbut (August 24, 2013). Homosexuality: Open Letter To Christie. Retrieved on December 21, 2013.