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Definitions of mental disorder
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  • analysis a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
  • flush sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
  • anxiety (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
  • sane mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • psychosis any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
  • hallucination illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
  • psychiatry the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  • psychoanalysis a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
  • psychopathic suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
  • pellagra a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
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