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Organicity in psychiatry

Organicity is about considering the critical role of physical or physiological factors in the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms and signs, particularly in cases where: Whilst recognising that all psychiatrists have a duty to investigate whether physical illness may account for psychiatric symptoms, consideration of organicity takes a more focused angle based on the definition above. …

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