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A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who treats mental health conditions with medicines, talk therapy and other treatments such as electroconvulsive therapyih-lek-troh-kun-VUL-siv THAIR-uh-peeA treatment for some severe mental illnesses in which a brief electric current is passed through the brain under anesthesia to cause a short seizure.electr/o electricityconvulsive causing a seizureFull entry . Psychiatric-mental health nurses care for clients with these conditions in hospitals and the community.
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psych/o
A word root that means mind.
electroconvulsive therapy
A treatment for some severe mental illnesses in which a brief electric current is passed through the brain under anesthesia to cause a short seizure.
stigma
Negative beliefs and labels that society attaches to a condition or group of people, leading to shame and unfair treatment.