Psychiatry

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Psychiatry is a subfield of medicine concerned with disorders traditionally deemed mental in nature. These include, most notably, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia but also neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Diagnosis

The interrater reliability of psychiatric diagnosis varies across diseases.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Way BB, Allen MH, Mumpower JL, Stewart TR, Banks SM (1998). "Interrater agreement among psychiatrist in psychiatric emergency assessments.". Am J Psychiatry 155 (10): 1423-8. PMID 9766775. [e]
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