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The discipline of medicine which focuses on the treatment of mental disorders, using a combination of pharmacotherapy, behavioral ("talk") therapy, and innovative experimental therapies (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation).

The discipline of medicine which focuses on the treatment of mental disorders, using a combination of pharmacotherapy, behavioral ("talk") therapy, and innovative experimental therapies (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation).

See Psychiatry for further information.

See the American Psychiatric Association for the professional organization of practicing psychiatrists.

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Why don't we get regular checkups for mental health, as in physical health?

It's standard practice to get a checkup from your primary care doctor once a year. Why is this not so for a mental health professional? Is your primary supposed to catch possible mental and emotional problems and refer you to a specialist?
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Is getting trapped in an asylum a realistic scenario?

In various movies, most recently Unsane (2018), a scenario is painted in which a healthy person gets committed and trapped in an insane asylum and the caretakers there are more or less indifferent to whether she is actually sane or not. In the movie…
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Whats the difference between BDD and hypochondriasis?

I'm a new psychiatry trainee. I've run through the literature available to me (plus google), and the descriptions of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and hypochondriasis seem too similar. Here's what I've understood so far: Hypochondriasis represents…
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Do any supplements or psychoactive drugs for improving memory have solid long term research?

The non effects of vitamins has been in the new frequently recently. Do any supplements or psychoactive drugs for improving memory have solid long term research?
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What does "oddly related" mean in a mental status exam?

Mental Status Exams done by psychiatrists often include a description of the "relatedness" of a patient. Sometimes, patients are described as "oddly related." What is "relatedness" and what qualifies as "oddly related"? A google search for "oddly…
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What is the name for the psychological therapy involving socially isolating a patient?

At a hospital I work in (as a new psychiatry trainee), some admitted patients - especially those with conversion disorder - are made by psychologists to: Stop meeting their friends or family Spend the entire day in isolation on their beds Only eat…
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Is D-Cycloserine available on the market

The dextrorotary form of cycloserine has been suggested to be helpful in fear extinction by some studies. Is the drug available on the market for psychiatric use?
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Differential diagnosis for shortness of breath from anxiety

Unexplained or difficult to explain shortness of breath seems to be blamed on anxiety very frequently despite lack of diagnostic evidence, especially in individuals with psychiatric conditions. This is not helpful to people that experience shortness…
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Psychiatric name of disbelief disorder

What psychiatric disorder would describe someone who doesn't believe anything presented to them (other than what they already know and are sure is true)? P.S. Not to be distinguished by those that have a disorder because they are confused. Thanks.
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