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1 What type of thing is psychiatry?  




2 Branches of psychiatry  


2.1  Subspecialties of psychiatry  




2.2  Approaches of psychiatry  






3 History of psychiatry  




4 General psychiatry concepts  




5 Psychiatric practice and standards  


5.1  Doctor-patient relationship  




5.2  Nosological system  




5.3  Psychiatric diagnoses  




5.4  Instruments  




5.5  Diagnostic practices  






6 Psychiatric treatment  


6.1  Chemical treatment  




6.2  Physical treatment  


6.2.1  Electroconvulsive therapy  




6.2.2  Insulin coma therapy  




6.2.3  Psychosurgery  




6.2.4  Fever therapy  






6.3  Psychological treatment  




6.4  Legal frameworks of psychiatric treatment  


6.4.1  Australia  




6.4.2  Ireland  




6.4.3  Italy  




6.4.4  U.K.  


6.4.4.1  England and Wales  




6.4.4.2  Scotland  






6.4.5  U.S.A.  








7 Politics of psychiatry  


7.1  Political movements  


7.1.1  Anti-psychiatry movement  


7.1.1.1  People in the anti-psychiatry movement  




7.1.1.2  Anti-psychiatry publications  




7.1.1.3  Anti-psychiatry organisations  










8 Psychiatric Institutions  


8.1  General  


8.1.1  Australian psychiatric institutions  








9 Psychiatric organizations  




10 Psychiatry publications  




11 Persons influential in psychiatry  


11.1  Psychiatrists  


11.1.1  Academic psychiatrists by country  








12 See also  




13 References  




14 External links  













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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to psychiatry:

Psychiatry – medical specialty devoted to the study and treatmentofmental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive, and perceptual abnormalities.

What type of thing is psychiatry?

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Branches of psychiatry

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Subspecialties of psychiatry

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Approaches of psychiatry

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History of psychiatry

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General psychiatry concepts

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Psychiatric practice and standards

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Doctor-patient relationship

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Nosological system

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Psychiatric diagnoses

[edit]

Instruments

[edit]

Diagnostic practices

[edit]

Psychiatric treatment

[edit]

Chemical treatment

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Physical treatment

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Electroconvulsive therapy

[edit]

Insulin coma therapy

[edit]

Psychosurgery

[edit]

Fever therapy

[edit]

Psychological treatment

[edit]
[edit]

Australia

[edit]

Ireland

[edit]

Italy

[edit]

U.K.

[edit]
England and Wales
[edit]
Scotland
[edit]

U.S.A.

[edit]

Politics of psychiatry

[edit]

Political movements

[edit]

Anti-psychiatry movement

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People in the anti-psychiatry movement
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Anti-psychiatry publications
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Anti-psychiatry organisations
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Psychiatric Institutions

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General

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Australian psychiatric institutions

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Psychiatric organizations

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Psychiatry publications

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Persons influential in psychiatry

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Psychiatrists

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Academic psychiatrists by country

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See also

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Lists

References

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  1. ^ Based on definition from Aquarena Wetlands Project glossary of terms. Archived 2004-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ American Association of Community Psychiatrists About AACP Archived 2009-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on Aug-05-2008
  • ^ Patel V., Prince M. (2010). "Global mental health - a new global health field comes of age". JAMA. 303 (19): 1976–1977. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.616. PMC 3432444. PMID 20483977.
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