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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Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, says this kind of care can be invaluable for patients and the system at large.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
About the Author Richard A. Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
There are lots of reasons, including better emotional health: A team of researchers from the departments of psychiatry and political science at the universities of Aarhus, Copenhagen, and Stanford found that the time shift appears to be closely linked to a jump in depression diagnoses.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
About the Author Richard A. Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
There are lots of reasons, including better emotional health: A team of researchers from the departments of psychiatry and political science at the universities of Aarhus, Copenhagen, and Stanford found that the time shift appears to be closely linked to a jump in depression diagnoses.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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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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