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Psychiatrists and Neurologists

Physicians who treat disorders of the mind or the nervous system, following the neurological and psychiatric branch of ISCO-08 Minor Group 2212. Belongs here: a psychiatrist, neurologist, neuropathologist or psychoanalyst, and a physician noted in a combination of these roles. Does not belong here: a physician whose SubLabel names a different primary specialty, such as surgery or pathology, grouped under that heading instead.

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Era First Practiced
1850 1
Tradition or Region
Western biomedicine 1
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1. History of Psychiatry (Wikipedia)
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  • History of psychiatry, mid-19th century specialty, era
    The beginning of psychiatry as a medical specialty is dated to the middle of the nineteenth century, although one may trace its germination to the late eighteenth century.
  • History of psychiatry, mid-19th century specialty, region
    The beginning of psychiatry as a medical specialty is dated to the middle of the nineteenth century, although one may trace its germination to the late eighteenth century.
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