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-a branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of MENTAL DISORDERS
-dx based on symptom clusters, rather than identification of underlying pathology |
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| mental disorder vs. illness |
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-mental "illness" = term reserved for legal use only; varies state to state
-mental "disorder" refers to specific brain functions: THINKING, FEELING, BEHAVING |
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| psychiatry and other disciplines |
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-shares boundaries with other disciplines in and out of medicine
-NEUROLOGY, specific brain path
-PSYCHOLOGY, science of mental life
-SOCIAL WORK, role of individual
-LAW ENFORCEMENT, responds to behavior deemed dangerous/disruptive to others or community |
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-5/10 top causes of disability at all ages are psychiatric
-1.MDD 4.alchohol abuse 6.bipolar 9.schizophrenia 10.OCD
-all but schizo are completely treatable and capable of being fully alleviated with proper treatment |
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| lifetime risk of a mental disorder |
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| proportion of US population that experiences a mental disorder in any year |
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| proportion of US population that lives with a serious and persistent psychiatric disorder |
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| proportion of primary care visits that are for psychiatric symptoms |
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| psychiatric disorders as a MEDICAL disorder |
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-symptoms follow clear patterns: occur in predictable clusters; have predictable course and outcomes; respond in predictable ways to treatment --> all are characteristics of a medical disorder
-most diagnoses are based on statistically valid and reliable assessments
-physiological component in nearly all
-medications helpful in alleviating most psychiatric symptoms |
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| organization of psychiatric disorders |
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Disorders of:
-Thought (schizo, psychotic disorders, dementia)
-Feeling (mood, anxiety)
-Behavior (substance abuse, OCD, eating)
-Personality |
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