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'''Psychiatry''' (from the {{Greek|ψυχὴ}} ''psyche'' "[[soul]]" and {{lang|grc|ἰατρός}} ''iatrós'' "doctor") is the field of [[medicine]] that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and healing of [[mental disorders]]. It emerged as an independent field from [[neurology]] ("neural medicine"). The term was coined in 1808 by the German physician [[w:Johann Christian Reil|Johann Christian Reil]]<ref>Bernhard D. Haage, Wolfgang Wegner: Medizin in der griechischen und römischen Antike. In: Werner E. Gerabek, Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil, Wolfgang Wegner (editors): ''Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte''. De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4, pp. 915–920</ref>. In Germany, a distinction is now made between doctors of neurology and psychiatrists, whereas previously doctors of psychiatry and neurology predominated. | '''Psychiatry''' (from the {{Greek|ψυχὴ}} ''psyche'' "[[soul]]" and {{lang|grc|ἰατρός}} ''iatrós'' "doctor") is the field of [[medicine]] that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and healing of [[mental disorders]]. It emerged as an independent field from [[neurology]] ("neural medicine"). The term was coined in 1808 by the German physician [[w:Johann Christian Reil|Johann Christian Reil]]<ref>Bernhard D. Haage, Wolfgang Wegner: ''Medizin in der griechischen und römischen Antike''. In: Werner E. Gerabek, Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil, Wolfgang Wegner (editors): ''Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte''. De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4, pp. 915–920</ref>. In Germany, a distinction is now made between doctors of neurology and psychiatrists, whereas previously doctors of psychiatry and neurology predominated. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 29 January 2022
Psychiatry (from the Greek: ψυχὴ psyche "soul" and ἰατρός iatrós "doctor") is the field of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and healing of mental disorders. It emerged as an independent field from neurology ("neural medicine"). The term was coined in 1808 by the German physician Johann Christian Reil[1]. In Germany, a distinction is now made between doctors of neurology and psychiatrists, whereas previously doctors of psychiatry and neurology predominated.
See also
- Psychiatry - Article in the English Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Bernhard D. Haage, Wolfgang Wegner: Medizin in der griechischen und römischen Antike. In: Werner E. Gerabek, Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil, Wolfgang Wegner (editors): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4, pp. 915–920
