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Medicine that treats the mind by first admitting it can't see it.

means The branch of medicine devoted to diagnosing and treating mental illness, usually through some mix of talk, diagnosis, and medication.

from Coined in 1808 by the German physician Johann Christian Reil from Greek psyche (soul, mind) and iatreia (healing), literally 'healing of the mind.' It became the name of the medical specialty devoted to diagnosing and treating mental illness.

origin
Greek for healing of the soul
method
Diagnoses by symptom checklist, not blood test
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