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Psychopathology
Definition 1
The branch of pathology focusing on mental illness and abnormal behavior. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The study of significant causes and processes in the development of mental illness. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
the study of disorders of the psyche. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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