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Psychiatric history — A psychiatric history is the result of a medical process where a clinician working in the field of mental health (usually a psychiatrist) systematically records the content of an interview with a patient. This is then combined with the mental… … Wikipedia
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psychosurgery — The treatment of mental disorders by operation upon the brain, e.g., lobotomy. * * * psy·cho·sur·gery sərj (ə )rē n, pl ger·ies cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms psy·cho·sur·gi·cal sər ji kəl adj … Medical dictionary
James W. Watts — James Winston Watts (1904 ndash; 1994) was a neurosurgeon, born in Lynchburg, Virginia and a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Watts is noteworthy for his professional partnership with… … Wikipedia
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Graves' disease — Classification and external resources Photo showing the classic finding of proptosis and lid retraction in Graves disease ICD 10 … Wikipedia
