| recent | 1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news. "The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of that country [Egypt] was recent, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile." (Woodward) 2. <geology> Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells. Origin: L. Recens, -entis: cf. F. Recent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| adolescent psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in individuals 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| analytic psychiatry | Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biological psychiatry | An interdisciplinary science concerned with studies of the biological bases of behaviour - biochemical, genetic, physiological, and neurological - and applying these to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| geriatric psychiatry | <specialty> A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military psychiatry | Branch of psychiatry concerned with problems related to the prevention, diagnosis, aetiology, and treatment of mental or emotional disorders of armed forces personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community psychiatry | Branch of psychiatry concerned with the provision and delivery of a coordinated program of mental health care to a specified population. The foci included in this concept are: all social, psychological and physical factors related to aetiology, prevention, and maintaining positive mental health in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contractual psychiatry | Psychiatric intervention voluntarily assumed by the patient, who is prompted by his personal difficulties or suffering and who retains control over his participation with the psychiatrist. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cross-cultural psychiatry | A field of psychiatry with interest in the study of psychological and psychiatric phenomena as differentially expressed in the cultures of different countries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preventive psychiatry | A discipline concerned with the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatry | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychoanalytic psychiatry | Psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the principles of psychoanalysis. Synonym: analytic psychiatry, dynamic psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| social psychiatry | An approach to psychiatric theory and practice emphasizing the cultural and sociological aspects of mental disorder and treatment; the application of psychiatry to social problems. See: community psychiatry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descriptive psychiatry | That aspect of the practice of psychiatry that deals with the diagnosis of mental disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |