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Concept information

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.

Broader concept

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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