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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While this stylish psychological potboiler is named after Thomas Harris' famous flesh-craving psychiatrist, Hannibal is just as much about FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy).
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Adolescent psychiatrists, meanwhile, say the city’s leaders have repeatedly failed the city’s most vulnerable children, who are constantly exposed to trauma while their decision-making abilities are still developing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung called it synchronicity, or meaningful coincidences that defy rational explanation but feel significant.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Glatzer says his main entry point for the show is through Orson (Everett Blunck), the 15-year-old who moves from Baltimore to Silicon Valley to live with his mother JoAnne (Sarah Goldberg), a psychiatrist to business titans like Duncan.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Adolescent psychiatrists, meanwhile, say the city’s leaders have repeatedly failed the city’s most vulnerable children, who are constantly exposed to trauma while their decision-making abilities are still developing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung called it synchronicity, or meaningful coincidences that defy rational explanation but feel significant.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Glatzer says his main entry point for the show is through Orson (Everett Blunck), the 15-year-old who moves from Baltimore to Silicon Valley to live with his mother JoAnne (Sarah Goldberg), a psychiatrist to business titans like Duncan.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 June 2026
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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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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