| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Biological psychiatry | Biological psychiatry, sometimes referred to as bio-psychiatry, is a term used mainly by critics of mainstream mental health orthodoxy to describe what many believe are unproven and subjective diagnostic and treatment practices in the mental health field. References to biological psychiatry are used specifically by critics to denote the biological model of mental health, based generally upon the chemical imbalance theory, which they believe places undue emphasis upon unproven biological theories and drug treatment, rather than objective diagnosis of medical pathologies and psychological counseling. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Biological Psychiatry | Health | An interdisciplinary science concerned with studies of the biological bases of behavior - biochemical, genetic, physiological, and neurological - and applying these to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. (references) | |
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