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Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

Contributors in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

mentorship

Psychology; Psychiatry

A personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person

melancholia

Psychology; Psychiatry

Mental or emotional symptoms of depression or despondency

manipulation

Psychology; Psychiatry

A type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics

mass hysteria

Psychology; Psychiatry

The sociopsychological phenomenon of the manifestation of the same or similar hysterical symptoms by more than one person

major depressive disorder

Psychology; Psychiatry

A mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities

mania

Psychology; Psychiatry

A state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/ or energy levels

loner

Psychology; Psychiatry

A person who avoids or does not actively seek human interaction or prefers to be alone

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