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3. What distinguishes mental disorders that are classified as organic disorders

from those classified as functional disorders?

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An organic mental disorder is a previously used term to describe a dysfunction of the brain that was meant to exclude psychiatric disorders. It is currently known under the category of neurocognitive disorders. It describes reduced brain function due to illnesses that are not psychiatric in nature.

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