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mental disorder
(redirected from Psychiatric disease)

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mental disorder
n.
See mental illness.
mental disorder,
n any disturbance of emotional equilibrium as manifested in maladaptive behavior and impaired functioning, caused by genetic, physical, chemical, biologic, psychologic, or social and cultural factors. Also called
emotional illness, mental illness, psychiatric disorder.
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