Psychiatric Disorder

**Semantic type:** Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

**Definition:** A disorder characterized by behavioral and/or psychological abnormalities, often accompanied by physical symptoms. The symptoms may cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social and occupational areas of functioning. Representative examples include anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, mood disorders and schizophrenia.

**Synonyms:** - Mental Disorder - Mental Disorder - Mental Dysfunction - Mental Illness - Psychiatric Disease - Psychiatric disorder