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Psychologists & Psychiatrists Meeting

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychology is a multifaceted discipline and includes many sub-fields of study such areas as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive processes. A psychologist studies normal and abnormal mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by experimenting with, and observing, interpreting, and recording how individuals relate to one another and to their environment.

Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness or psychiatric disorder. It includes subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others. Positive mental health allows people to realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively, make meaningful contributions to their communities

Neurology is a branch of medicine deals with disorders of the nervous system. Neurology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the central and peripheral nervous systems. A Neurologist is a physician specialized in neurology and trained to diagnose and treat neurological disorders.

Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them.

A psychological disorder or mental disorder or psychiatric disorder or mental illness is a a syndrome characterized by​ a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognitive, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental process underlying mental functioning. These are usually associated with significant distress in social, occupational, or other important activities.

Health psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how biology, psychology, behavior, and social factors influence health and illness. Other terms including medical psychology and behavioral medicine are sometimes used interchangeably with the term health psychology. The field of health psychology is focused on promoting health as well as the prevention and treatment of disease and illness. Health psychologists also focus on understanding how people react, cope and recover from illness.

Neuropsychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. Neuropsychiatry shares deep connections to neuropsychology and behavioral neurology. A neuropsychiatrist is a psychiatrist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the brain which cause behavioral, psychological and psychiatric symptoms.

Clinical psychology is a regulated mental health profession. It is an integration of science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development. Clinical psychologists have the experience and background to conduct psychological tests, research, consultation and treatment. The objective of most clinical psychologists is to suggest a correction course of action or treatment to improve the mental well-being of their patients.

It is the psychological condition of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment. Greater than 200 categorized forms of mental illness conditions are there. Mental health includes an individual’s potential to enjoy life and create a balance between normal life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. It is important at every stage of life, beginning with childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Half of the mental health conditions begin by age 14 and the remaining conditions develop by age 24. Prevention of mental disorder at the young age may significantly decrease the risk that a child will suffer from it in the later life. 

Addiction is a perpetual issue with organic, mental, social and ecological elements impacting its advancement and support.

Rehabilitation is a treatment by a specialist multidisciplinary team with the active participation of the patient which is designated to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness or disease to as normal a condition as possible. Rehabilitation services can be given to the individuals with a neurological condition like Brain Injury, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillian-Barre Syndrome and many other neurological conditions.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods, to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in desired ways. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well-being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts, or emotions, and to improve relationships and social skills. Certain psychotherapies are considered evidence-based for treating some diagnosed mental disorders.

Brain Injury Medicine (BIM) includes disorders of brain function due to injury. These disorders encompass a range of medical, physical, cognitive, sensory, and behavioral disorders that result in psychosocial, educational, and vocational consequences.