Clinical Handbook of Psychiatry

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Psychiatry is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders may include maladaptations related behavior, cognition, mood and perception. The initial psychiatric assessment of a person generally starts with mental state examination and a case history. Psychological tests and physical examination may also be conducted. Occasionally, neurophysiological techniques and neuroimaging are used. In current practice, a combination of psychotherapy and psychiatric medication is used for psychiatric treatment. But contemporary pract...

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