Psychiatry

Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

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Couvade syndrome is a condition in which a man experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior of an expectant mother. These most often include minor weight gain, altered hormone levels, morning ...

pica

Health care; Psychiatry

Pica is a disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (clay, sand, metalic objects...etc etc). For these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than ...

loony bin

Health care; Psychiatry

An institution for mentally impaired people or psychiatric ward of a hospital.

Cotard delusion

Health care; Psychiatry

The Cotard delusion or Cotard's syndrome or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which people hold a delusional belief that they are dead (either figuratively or literally), ...

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Health care; Psychiatry

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health problem. Symptoms typically include recurring obsessive thoughts, and repetitive compulsions in response to the obsession. A common ...