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Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the treatment, prevention and diagnosis, of emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a doctor, who treats the mental health, including substance use disorders. Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the physical and mental aspects of emotional problems. People seek psychiatric help for many reasons. The problems can be sudden, such as frightening hallucinations, panic attack, thoughts of suicide, or hearing "voices." Or they may be more long-term, such as feelings of hopelessness, sadness or anxiousness that never seem to lift or problems functioning, causing everyday life out of control or to feel distorted.

Psychology is the scientific study of habits and mind. Psychology includes the study of unconscious and conscious marvels, including thoughts and feelings. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between social sciences and the natural. Psychologists seek an understanding of the linking the discipline to neuroscience. Psychologists and a social scientists aim to understand the geste of individuals and groups.

• Class of Medications
• Antidepressants
• Anti psychotic medications
• Sedatives and anxiolytics
• Hypnotics
• Mood stabilizers