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Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness belongs to science of

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Psychiatry
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Psychology
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Medical transcription
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Pathology
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Solution

The correct option is A Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry is the medical speciality devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions.
  • Psychology is the science of behaviour and mind Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.
  • Medical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession dealing with the process of transcribing voice-recorded medical reports that are dictated by physicians, nurses and other healthcare practitioners
  • Pathology is the study of disease. It is the bridge between science and medicine.

So, the correct answer is 'Psychiatry'.

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