Definition
The branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders (adapted from definition by the American Psychiatric Association).
Scope and emphasis
Collected comprehensively. Both the National Library of Medicine and the Library of Congress collect works on psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theory.
Publication Details
Publication History
Last Update: October 5, 2012.
Copyright
Publisher
National Library of Medicine (US), Bethesda (MD)
NLM Citation
Collection Development Guidelines of the National Library of Medicine [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2019-. Psychiatry. [Updated 2012 Oct 5].