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psychopathology /psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy/ (-pah-thol´ah-je)
1. the branch of medicine dealing with the causes and processes of mental disorders.
2. abnormal, maladaptive behavior or mental activity.

psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy (sk-p-thl-j)
n.
1. The study of the origin, development, and manifestations of mental or behavioral disorders.
2. The manifestation of a mental or behavioral disorder.

Psychopathology
A mental disorder or illness, such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, or major depressive disorder.

psychopathology
[-pəthol′əjē]
1 the study of the causes, processes, and manifestations of mental disorders.
2 the behavioral manifestation of any mental disorder. See also psychiatry.

psychopathology [si″ko-pah-thol´o-je]
1. the branch of medicine dealing with the causes and processes of mental disorders.
2. abnormal, maladaptive behavior or mental activity.

psychopathology,
n 1. the study of the causes, processes, and manifestations of mental disorders.
n 2. the behavioral manifestation of any mental disorder.

psychopathology
the pathology of mental disease. No branch of veterinary medicine deals with this subject.


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Director NIP, Professor Anila Kamal said that Developmental psychopathology refers to those psychological problems that develop during any stage of development of the child and effects his/her cognitive, social emotional, behavioural and intellectual functioning.
Developmental psychopathology refers to those psychological problems that develop during any stage of development of the child and effects his/her cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural and intellectual functioning.
Since these patients are often reluctant to see a mental health professional, the effective management of the underlying psychopathology may require the use of psychotropic medications by the dermatologists.
 
 
 
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