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psychiatry

[si-ki´ah-tre]

the branch of health science that deals with the study, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. adj., adj psychiat´ric.

biological psychiatry that which emphasizes biochemical, pharmacological, and neurological causes and treatment approaches.

community psychiatry the branch of psychiatry concerned with the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in a designated geographical area, with emphasis on environmental factors.

descriptive psychiatry psychiatry based on the study of observable symptoms and behavioral phenomena, rather than underlying psychodynamic processes.

dynamic psychiatry psychiatry based on the study of the mental mechanisms and emotional processes that govern and motivate human behavior, rather than observable behavioral phenomena.

forensic psychiatry that dealing with the legal aspects of mental disorders.

geriatric psychiatry geropsychiatry.

preventive psychiatry a broad term referring to the amelioration, control, and limitation of psychiatric disability.

social psychiatry that concerned with the cultural and social factors that engender, precipitate, intensify, or prolong maladaptive patterns of behavior and complicate treatment.

fo·ren·sic psy·chi·a·try

, legal psychiatry

the application of psychiatry in courts of law, for example, in determinations for commitment, competency, fitness to stand trial, and responsibility for crime.

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fo·ren·sic psy·chi·a·try

, legal psychiatry (fŏr-en'sik sī-kī'ă-trē, lē'găl)

The application of psychiatry in courts of law, e.g., in determinations for commitment, competency, fitness to stand trial, responsibility for crime.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

forensic psychiatry

The medical discipline concerned with such matters as criminal intent and the capacity to form it (see INSANITY); criminal evidence and the vulnerability of suspects; the investigation of possible wrongful convictions; confessions and how they are obtained; the psychopathology of sexual offenders; and the risks of schizophrenics in the community.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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He poses a "potentially fatal" risk to others, a forensic psychiatrist told a sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.

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On Friday, Kane County prosecutors and Lockwood's defense attorney agreed with an evaluation report from Elisa Lancaster, a forensic psychiatrist, that Lockwood was fit to stand trial, according to court records.

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A HIGH-PROFILE forensic psychiatrist who probed the murder of a six-yearold US beauty queen has been shot dead.

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A high-profile forensic psychiatrist who probed the murder of a six-year-old US beauty queen has been shot dead.

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Mr Myers asked consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Mohammad Rahman, instructed to assess Salem by his lawyers, to explain how real those hallucinations would be to a schizophrenic patient.

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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Mohammad Rahman, giving evidence, told the court that, in his opinion, Salem was suffering from schizophrenia at the time he killed his family.

Dad who killed his wife and children 'heard voices telling him to hurt family' schizophrenic regularly saw a 'black entity', court told

As a forensic psychiatrist at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in New York State, I work with patients having serious mental illness and violent histories.

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PAO Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta said they are set to refer Lina to their Forensic Psychiatrist because she appears to be possibly suffering from post-traumatic stress.

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This is not a sweeping narrative of Western non-state political violence, says forensic psychiatrist Sageman, but a theoretical examination of a process, the turn to political violence, with historical illustrations of it whenever there were adequate primary sources that he could understand.

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"People are fascinated by this," said Sara West, a forensic psychiatrist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland.

Filicide On The Rise As More Parents Killing Their Kids

She interviews forensic psychiatrist Lise Van Susteren who describes "a collective anxiety that is insidious, even if we haven't managed to connect all the dots." Society is divided between those who focus on immediate needs, including jobs and reliable energy sources, and those concerned about sustainability for future generations.