clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
kli-ˈni-shən 
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This has put pressure on clinicians and led to a divide between providers and parents.
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Each van is staffed by a mental health clinician and a paramedic or EMT; the program relies on 13 such crews.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The county alleges mental health clinicians employed by NaphCare evaluated a detainee named Alvin Ruis at least five times and failed to take appropriate action.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
How would clinicians safely prescribe substances that change our perceptions, thoughts, and moods?
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Each van is staffed by a mental health clinician and a paramedic or EMT; the program relies on 13 such crews.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The county alleges mental health clinicians employed by NaphCare evaluated a detainee named Alvin Ruis at least five times and failed to take appropriate action.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
How would clinicians safely prescribe substances that change our perceptions, thoughts, and moods?
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
klin-ˈish-ən
: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
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