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What Are Patients Called Who Have a Serious Disease and Who

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What are patients called who have a serious disease and who are highly predisposed to infections by a variety of opportunistic bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens?


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Chronic Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by a persistent and long-lasting state of depression.

Psychiatrist

A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health conditions and disorders.

Biomedical Therapy

Treatments for psychological disorders that involve interventions into biological functioning, such as medication or surgery.

Psychological Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that are distressing, disruptive, and/or impairing in terms of daily functioning.

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