The branch of medicine concerned with the study, prevention, and treatment of mental illness and emotional and behavioural problems. Psychiatrists usually conduct examinations of physical and mental state,
and trace the patient’s personal and family history.Treatment may include medication, counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, or behaviour therapy.
That branch of medical science which treats mental disorder and disease and also helps with the management of people with learning disabilities (see LEARNING DISABILITY; MENTAL ILLNESS).
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. Those who specialize in care of older adults are called geriatric psychiatrists, old-age psychiatrists, psychogeriatricians or geropsychiatrists.
n. the study of mental disorders and their diagnosis, management, and prevention. —psychiatric adj.
the interface between medicine and psychiatry, recognized by the Royal College of Psychiatrists as a specialty of psychiatry. Liaison teams ideally consist of psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, health-care support workers, and social workers. They are usually located in general hospitals and see patients after *deliberate self-harm or when a mental illness or *delirium is suspected anywhere in the hospital, in order to diagnose and advise on treatment. They offer *psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, medication advice, and advice regarding mental health and capacity legislation, and support ward staff with the management of challenging patients. They also help develop plans for earlier discharges, provide training, and support governance structures.... liaison psychiatry
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