Main Entry:

psy·chi·a·try

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, sī-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician — more at -iatry

Date:

1828

: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders

— psy·chi·at·ric \ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

— psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— psy·chi·a·trist \sə-ˈkī-ə-trist, sī-\ noun