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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Zien said a conviction would not amount to justice and criticized the prosecution and its expert psychiatrist for trying to separate Santos’ mental illness from his motivations on the night of the killings for the sake of an easy-to-follow narrative.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Janet Grissom, who was manning one of the trading tables, is a Veterans Affairs psychiatrist from Salt Lake City who got into the pin game, almost begrudgingly, while volunteering at her hometown Olympics in 2002.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, Zishan Khan Khan.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
Zien said a conviction would not amount to justice and criticized the prosecution and its expert psychiatrist for trying to separate Santos’ mental illness from his motivations on the night of the killings for the sake of an easy-to-follow narrative.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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