| psychian | <zoology> Any small moth of the genus Psyche and allied genera (family Psychidae). The larvae are called basket worms. See Basket worm, under Basket. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| psychiatria | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychiatric | Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychiatric aides | Persons who assist in the routine care of psychiatric persons, usually under the supervision of the nursing department. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the organization and administration of psychiatric services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric nursing | A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric somatic therapies | The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., electroconvulsive therapy), in contrast with psychotherapy. (stone, american psychiatric glossary, 1988, p159) (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric status rating scales | Standardised procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric trend | Benign or morbid emotional interests, urges, and tendencies as revealed by postures, gestures, actions, or speech. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychiatrics | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychiatrist | <specialist> A physician who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioural abnormalities and mental diseases. (22 May 1997) |
| psychiatry | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. (09 Oct 1997) |
| psychic | <psychology> Pertaining to the psyche or to the mind, mental. (18 Nov 1997) |
| psychic blindness | Visual agnosia for objects. The subjet sees the object, but cannot identify it; due to a lesion in area 18 of the occipital cortex. Synonym: object blindness, psychanopsia, psychic blindness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychic contagion | Communication of a nervous disorder or lesser psychological symtoms by imitation, as in mass hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |