Psychiatry

Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

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alexithymia

Health care; Psychiatry

The term was coined by Dr Peter Sifneos to describe a condition where the person is unable to put into words the emotions he feels.

Alice in wonderland experience

Health care; Psychiatry

In Alice in wonderland experience subjects perceive objects (including animals and other humans, or parts of humans, animals, or objects) as appearing substantially smaller than in reality. ...

alliteration

Health care; Psychiatry

Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighbouring words. For example, "When I struck and slapped my humble horse, he began to run rapidly."

alogia

Health care; Psychiatry

Literally , this term means "not having words". This refers to poverty of speech generally seen in chronic psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. This may be seen in advanced dementia too.

amok

Health care; Psychiatry

A rare culture bound syndrome in which the subject (known as a pengamok) suddenly withdraws from his peers and family and gets violent towards people around him and may also use whatever weapon ...

mata galap

Health care; Psychiatry

A rare culture bound syndrome in which the subject (known as a pengamok) suddenly withdraws from his peers and family and gets violent towards people around him and may also use whatever weapon ...

anosognosia

Health care; Psychiatry

Anosognosia is a phenomenon in which a patient usually suffering from stroke is unaware and indifferent towards his disability. Hemiasomatognosia is a subtype of anosognosia in which the person ...