title: General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners. Part 5--Psychiatry.
abstract: There are a significant number of patients in society who have some form of psychiatric disorder. It is important that dental practitioners have an awareness of the more common psychiatric disorders and their potential implications as they are likely to encounter them in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011363:Professional Impairment; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs