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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Forensic psychiatrist Richard Coffin conducted an in-person examination of Murekezi, and reviewed the criminal complaints, police reports and additional documents.
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Some of his peers found his work to be more that of a reporter and advocate than that of a psychiatrist or scientist.
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In the latter category is the childhood home of Mary (Renate Reinsve), a psychiatrist who confidently expounds her therapeutic philosophy in her sessions with clients and on late-night TV commercials promoting her self-help audio cassette tapes.
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The same difficulty confronts human therapists and psychiatrists.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Some of his peers found his work to be more that of a reporter and advocate than that of a psychiatrist or scientist.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
In the latter category is the childhood home of Mary (Renate Reinsve), a psychiatrist who confidently expounds her therapeutic philosophy in her sessions with clients and on late-night TV commercials promoting her self-help audio cassette tapes.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
The same difficulty confronts human therapists and psychiatrists.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 9 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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