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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. behavior disorders
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. behavior disorders
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. behavior disorders
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. experimental design
  3. mathematics and statistics
  4. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  5. noninfectious diseases
  6. behavior disorders
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. experimental design
  3. mathematics and statistics
  4. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  5. noninfectious diseases
  6. behavior disorders

Preferred term

behavior disorders

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • behavioral disorders
  • behavioural disorders
  • behaviour disorders
  • emotional illness
  • mental disorders
  • mental illness
  • psychiatric disorders
  • psychiatric illness

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1757

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