Psychiatry

A subset of psychology is the study of metal disorders (Affect, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities). Over a period of time it became a vast subject. Now one aspect is the assessment and diagnosis of disorder. Second is the, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.

Mental disorders could be attributed to variety of factors … biological, physiological deficiencies or social/cultural perspectives.

Knowledge of psychology helps in understanding the disorder, but to treat them one must also have knowledge of physiology. Hence a new branch emerged: Psychiatry.

Psychiatry = Mental illness (Psychology) + Physiology (Medicine)

Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental illness. Its primary goal is the relief of mental suffering associated with symptoms of disorder and improvement of mental well-being.

Psychiatry adopts a medical approach but may take in to account biological, psychological, and social/cultural perspectives.

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

Psychiatry is the study of psychological disorders and the treatment of it with medications, electric shocks, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy etc.