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Chapter 98. Overview of Mental Health Care
Topics: Introduction | Mental Illness in Society | Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Illness | Treatment of Mental Illness
 
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Introduction

Mental health (psychiatric) disorders involve disturbances in thinking, emotion, and behavior. These disorders are caused by complex interactions between physical, psychologic, social, cultural, and hereditary influences.

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