An academic discipline, a profession, and a science dealing with the study of mental processes and behaviour of people and animals. A major mental disorder in which a person's ability to think, respond emotionally, remember, communicate, interpret reality and behave appropriately is impaired to a degree that greatly interferes with the person's capacity to meet the ordinary demands of life. Psychosomatic Illness A disorder with physical symptoms that may be produced in part by stress or other supposedly psychological, non-physical factors. Psychotherapy The treatment of a patient's mental and emotional problems through verbal communication between patient and therapist. There are many types of psychotherapy, varying in aims, intensity, duration, and theoretical bases.
Supportive therapy is a form of psychotherapy.
Receptor Special places on nerve endings capable of responding to a chemical or physical stimulus from within the body or in the environment. Some drugs are known to increase or decrease sensitivity of a receptor. The restoration of an individual to normal functioning after a disabling disease, injury, addiction, or imprisonment. Rehabilitation programs are designed to help the patient to sustain an independent existence. The subsiding of symptoms.