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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OpenAI has reportedly hired a forensic psychiatrist to study its products’ effects on people’s mental health.
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Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
Second, this new law has demonstrable impacts on therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals, all told.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Such was the case for Indian-American bride Dr. Jasmine Singh, a psychiatrist based in California.
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Akhras, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, lost his home to an Israeli strike, in early 2024.
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Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
Second, this new law has demonstrable impacts on therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals, all told.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Such was the case for Indian-American bride Dr. Jasmine Singh, a psychiatrist based in California.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Akhras, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, lost his home to an Israeli strike, in early 2024.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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