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Psychiatric theories refer to theories derived from the medical sciences, including neurology, and which, like other psychological theories, focus on the individual as the unit of analysis.

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Deutsch: Psychiatrische Behandlung / Español: Tratamiento Psiquiátrico / Português: Tratamento Psiquiátrico / Français: Traitement Psychiatrique / Italian: Trattamento Psichiatrico

Psychiatric treatment refers to the medical and therapeutic interventions used to diagnose, treat, and manage mental health disorders and psychological conditions. It involves a combination of medication, psychotherapy, and other therapeutic techniques to help individuals achieve mental wellness and improve their quality of life.

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Psychiatrist refers to a medical doctor (M.D.); a physician with advanced training in treating people with psychological disorders. A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. They can prescribe medication, which psychologists cannot do.

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Psychiatry refers to the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

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Deutsch: Psychische Determinismus / Español: Determinismo psíquico / Português: Determinismo psíquico / Français: Déterminisme psychique / Italiano: Determinismo psichico /

Psychic determinism refers to a major assumption of Freudian Theory that holds that everything one does has meaning and is goal directed.

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Deutsch: Psychische Epidemien / Español: Epidemias psíquicas / Português: Epidemias psíquicas / Français: Épidémies psychiques / Italiano: Epidemie psichiche /

Psychic epidemics refers to a phenomena in which large numbers of people begin to engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin.

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Psychic Mass refers to the psychic equivalent to physical mass. It is defined here as intensity times psychic probability.

Psychic mechanics is the term used by Herbart to describe how ideas struggle with each other to gain conscious expression.

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