Mental Health: MeSH terms, Indexed Journals, Guidelines & Directories 
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Scope Note MeSH Medline The PubMed subsets (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_subsets.html) are far from covering all the medical specialities. In a brief series, the Internet Page of JEAHIL will attempt to compensate for this deficiency by indicating MeSH terms (as well as journals and major web sites) concerning the different medical specialities.

1. MeSH terms & Their Scope Notes (unique or "parent" headings):  

  1. Behavioral Symptoms
    Observable manifestations of impaired psychological functioning.
  2. Community Mental Health Centers 
    Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community.
  3. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 
    Categorical classification of MENTAL DISORDERS based on criteria sets with defining features. It is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. ( DSM-IV, page xxii)
  4. Hospitals, Psychiatric 
    Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.
  5. Mental Disorders 
    Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.
  6. Mental Health 
    The state wherein the person is well adjusted 
  7. Mental Health Services
    Organized services to provide mental health care.
  8. Mentally Ill Persons
    Persons with psychiatric illnesses or diseases, particularly psychotic and severe mood disorders.
  9. Psychiatric Department, Hospital
    Hospital department responsible for the organization and administration of psychiatric services.
  10. Psychiatric Somatic Therapies
    The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY), in contrast with psychotherapy. (Stone, American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988, p159).
  11. Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
    Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness.
  12. Psychiatry
    The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
  13. Psychological Techniques
    Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral, personality, and mental disorders
  14. Psychology (Subheading: px) 
    U    sed with non-psychiatric diseases, techniques, and named groups for psychologic, psychiatric, psychosomatic, psychosocial, behavioral, and emotional aspects, and with psychiatric disease for psychologic aspects; used also with animal terms for animal behavior and psychology.
  15. Psychophysiologic Disorders
    A group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms that are affected by emotional factors and involve a single organ system, usually under AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM control. (American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988).
  16. Psychotherapy
    A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication.
  17. Psychotropic Drugs
    A loosely defined grouping of drugs that have effects on psychological function. Here the psychotropic agents include the antidepressive agents, hallucinogens, and tranquilizing agents (including the antipsychotics and anti-anxiety agents).
  18. Schizophrenic Psychology
    Study of mental processes and behavior of schizophrenics.

2. Journals: 

3. Directories & Guidelines:

2006-08-04
Benoit Thirion    

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