Emotional disorder and Psychological disorder

Emotional disorder

Emotional disorder noun - Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant.

Psychological disorder and emotional disorder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Psychological disorder" instead a noun phrase "Emotional disorder".

Psychological disorder

Psychological disorder noun - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.

Emotional disorder and psychological disorder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emotional disorder" instead a noun phrase "Psychological disorder".
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