psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
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The author is a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and teaches psychiatry residents as a clinical assistant professor of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The company plans to spin off its subsidiary, HOPE Therapeutics Inc., to create a national network offering interventional psychiatry to treat suicidal depression and PTSD.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Sometimes patients stay on them for years without regular check-ins to see if the drugs are still needed or well tolerated, said Dr. Edward K. Silberman, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine who has frequently written about benzodiazepines.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
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Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The company plans to spin off its subsidiary, HOPE Therapeutics Inc., to create a national network offering interventional psychiatry to treat suicidal depression and PTSD.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Sometimes patients stay on them for years without regular check-ins to see if the drugs are still needed or well tolerated, said Dr. Edward K. Silberman, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine who has frequently written about benzodiazepines.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychiatry
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
sə-ˈkī-ə-trē
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the mind, emotions, or behavior
Medical Definition
psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
-trē
plural psychiatries
: a branch of medicine that deals with the science and practice of treating mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders especially as originating in endogenous causes or resulting from faulty interpersonal relationships
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