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psychiatry

It is the medical field that studies mental disorders and their treatment.

The definition of psychiatry proposed by the German psychiatrist Wilhelm Grisinger (1845) was widely accepted as the principle of recognizing and treating mental illness. According to a number of contemporary authors, This definition “contains the most important features of this medical specialty”, “Accurately formulates the tasks facing psychiatry”, Since recognition doesn’t just mean diagnosis, It also means studying the etiology, and causing disease, And of course and the consequences of mental disorders . Treatment includes, In addition to the treatment itself, Organization of psychological care, prevention, rehabilitation and social aspects of psychiatry.