alienism [
'eiljәnizm]
n. 精神病学, 外侨身分
[医] 精神错乱, 精神病学
alienism[ noun ]- an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
<noun.cognition>
- the quality of being alien
<noun.attribute>
Alienism \Al"ien*ism\, n.
1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
The law was very gentle in the construction of the
disability of alienism. --Kent.
2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.