psychological medicine

Synonyms:

psychiatry, psychopathology

Types:

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alienism

an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness

mental hygiene, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapy

the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods

clinical psychology

the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior

Freudian psychology

the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud

Jungian psychology

the psychological theories of Carl Jung

Type of:

medical specialty, medicine

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques