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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Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
Australia, in July 2023, authorized specific psychiatrists to prescribe it for the treatment of certain mental health conditions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 June 2025
This study adds to our understanding of how food choices made in everyday life might affect depressive symptoms, Venkat Bhat, MD, MSc, study co-author, staff psychiatrist, and director of the Interventional Psychiatry Program at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, told Health.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 17 June 2025
The group Kennedy selected includes a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, epidemiologist and biostatistician, and professor of operations management.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 11 June 2025
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 12 Jul. 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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