psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trist 
sī-
plural psychiatrists
: a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
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Unlike therapists, psychiatrists are required to go to medical school.
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Her biography, Barbara, The Unconscious Autobiography of a Child Genius was published in 1966, written by a psychiatrist named Harold Grier McCurdy with Barbara’s mother, Helen.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Unlike therapists, psychiatrists are required to go to medical school.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Her biography, Barbara, The Unconscious Autobiography of a Child Genius was published in 1966, written by a psychiatrist named Harold Grier McCurdy with Barbara’s mother, Helen.
—Patti Callahan Henry, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
His interaction with his psychiatrist, Briony (Erin Doherty), is mesmerizing and dangerous, but also tender at times.
—Emily Maddick, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst
sī-
sī-
: a physician specializing in psychiatry
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