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arrow Minor tranquillizers:

14-07-2006
Drug that diminishes tension, restlessness and pathological anxiety without any antipsychotic effect. Meprobamate and diazepoxides are typical minor tranquillizers.
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arrow Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI):

14-07-2006
Questionnaire type of psychological test for ages 16 and over, with 550 true-false statements that are coded in 14 scales, ranging from a social to a schizophrenia scale. Group and individual forms available.
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arrow Minimal brain dysfunction:

14-07-2006
A behavior pattern of childhood characterized by learning problems, hyperactivity, irritability and short attention span. It is believed to be due to diencephalic dysfunction.
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arrow Milieu therapy:

14-07-2006
Treatment that emphasizes appropriate socio - environmental manipulation for the benefit of the patient. The setting for milieu therapy is usually the psychiatric hospital.
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arrow Migraine:

14-07-2006
A severe one-sided headache often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision; it may be associated with emotional conflicts.
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arrow Micropsia:

14-07-2006
False perception that objects are smaller than they really are.
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