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Yes, a psychiatric diagnosis (diagnosis of a mental disorder) is a mental concept.
Different mental concepts are defined through different complexes of psychological symptoms and psychopathological phenomena as they are defined in the classifications of of the DSM-IV and ICD-10 Categories.
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What has the author Patricia A Clunn written?
Patricia A. Clunn has written: 'Nurses' assessment of a person's potential for violence' -- subject(s): Nurses, Violence 'Psychiatric mental health nursing' -- subject(s): Classification, Diagnosis, Mental illness, Psychiatric nursing
What has the author Linda Denise Oakley written?
Linda Denise Oakley has written: 'Psychiatric primary care' -- subject(s): Diagnosis, Interviewing in psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Mental health, Mental illness, Mental status examination, Primary Health Care
What psychiatric diagnosis would apply to a woman who diagnosises herself with serious mental and physical health problems without supporting diagnosis from a health care professional?
It is impossible for someone to do self-diagnoses regarding to mental illnesses and disorders. You have to visit a mental health professional or if this is an emergency call a local or national hotline for mental health issues. You need to go to a good specialist who can put an accurate diagnosis, particularly with regard to mental disorders is needed correct and accurate diagnosis of a professional. The only way you can get medical support.
Definition of psychiatric?
Psychiatric is defined as "of or relating to mental disorders or psychiatry".
How does the legal concept of Insanity differ from psychiatric explanations of mental illness?
The legal insanity will look at if the person was aware of what they were doing in the crime. Mental illness can encompass many other issues outside of committing a crime.
Is mental retardation categorized under medical surgical nursing or psychiatric nursing?
Psychiatric
What happened to the pseudo patients in David Rosenhans On Being Sane in Insane Places?
The pseudo-patients in David Rosenhan's study were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, admitted to various mental hospitals, and discharged with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in remission. Their experiences highlighted flaws in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, as well as the challenges of distinguishing between sanity and insanity in a hospital setting.
Is it possible to verify a psychiatric diagnosis?
No, a psychiatric diagnosis cannot be verified on an objective level. Only in mind it can be proven and decided weather a psychiatric diagnosis applies or not.A psychiatric diagnosis is based on psychological symptoms also called psycho-pathological phenomena (gr. phainomenon -- that which appears). Psychological symptoms and psycho-pathological phenomena appear in a persons mind.Because psychiatric phenomena are ideal objects an objective prove on a physical level is not possible but only subjectively one can ponder in mind if a psychiatric phenomenon (psycho-pathological phenomenon) is present or not.When specific psychiatric phenomena are recognized a psychiatric diagnosis (diagnosis of a mental disorder) is attained.Since psychiatric diagnoses are based on ideal objectsthe categories of a psychiatric classification (e.g. DSM-IV or ICD-10 classification) have been defined and determined by agreement on an ideal level.Therefore psychiatric diagnoses are subjective knowledge and at the same time relative knowledge referring to concepts determined by agreement.In contrast certain medical diagnoses are objective knowledge.In case of certain medical conditions it can be proven if specific parameters are present or not (e.g. a bone fracture is determined by an X-ray, a myocardial infarction is proven by elevated blood enzymes, typical electrocardiographic findings and so on) and in this way a diagnosis which is objective knowledge can be reached because every body agrees if the specific signs are present. Therefore such knowledge is not dependent on an agreement.With the philosophy of Immanuel Kant out of the "Critique of Pure Reason" the difference of medical diagnoses to psychiatric diagnoses can be explained in detail and although the consequences following thereof.
What are psychiatric hospitals used for?
Psychiatric hospitals or mental/psych wards are used for treating patients with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and clinical depression.
What is basic psychiatric in nursing?
Psychiatric-mental health nurses treat patients with personality and mood disorders.
Who publishes the official listing of mental disorders for the US?
american psychiatric association
What medical classification is DSM 4 in the psychiatric field?
The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used in the psychiatric field. The DSM 4 is the most recent publication, and contains classifications and listings of mental illness and psychiatric disorders.
