General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners. Part 5--Psychiatry

Br Dent J. 2010 Jul 10;209(1):11-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.578.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / complications
  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis
  • Dental Anxiety / etiology
  • Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
  • Facial Pain / etiology
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hypochondriasis / diagnosis
  • Informed Consent
  • Mental Competency
  • Mental Disorders / complications*
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Paranoid Disorders / diagnosis
  • Professional Impairment
  • Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Psychotropic Drugs / adverse effects*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sialorrhea / chemically induced
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Xerostomia / chemically induced

Substances

  • Psychotropic Drugs