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Aug 02, 2009, 11:02 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
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Good question!!! 
Here's what I found in Webster's Medical Dictionary:
Main Entry: MENTAL
men·tal Pronunciation: \ˈment-əl\ Function: adjective
1 a: of or relating to the mind; specifically : of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality b: of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity
2 a: of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder <a mental patient> b: intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders <mental hospitals>
— men·tal·ly \-əl-ē\ adverb
Main Entry: PSYCHOLOGICAL
psy·cho·log·i·cal: Pronunciation: \ˌsī-kə-ˈläj-i-kəl\
Variant(s): also psy·cho·log·ic \-ik\
Function: adjective
1 a: relating to, characteristic of, directed toward, influencing, arising in, or acting through the mind especially in its affective or cognitive functions <psychological phenomena> <the psychological aspects of a problem> b: directed toward the will or toward the mind specifically in its cognative function <psychological warfare>
2: relating to, concerned with, deriving from, or used in psychology <psychological research> <psychological tests> <a psychological clinic>
— psy·cho·log·i·cal·ly \-ē\ adverb
So...pretty much the same I guess. 
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