psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
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Sometimes patients stay on them for years without regular check-ins to see if the drugs are still needed or well tolerated, said Dr. Edward K. Silberman, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine who has frequently written about benzodiazepines.
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Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
About 1 in 20 people report ongoing difficulties after their psychedelic experience, Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry and human ecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, told CNN in a prior interview.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Leaders of private practices can share their experiences with each other—the owner of, say, a psychiatry practice can meet with the owner of a counseling practice in the same city to trade notes on their experiences using AI at work.
—Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Christina Caron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
This study relied on information supplied by family members and didn’t follow participants’ health over time, said Edith Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
About 1 in 20 people report ongoing difficulties after their psychedelic experience, Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry and human ecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, told CNN in a prior interview.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Leaders of private practices can share their experiences with each other—the owner of, say, a psychiatry practice can meet with the owner of a counseling practice in the same city to trade notes on their experiences using AI at work.
—Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychiatry
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
sə-ˈkī-ə-trē
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the mind, emotions, or behavior
Medical Definition
psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
-trē
plural psychiatries
: a branch of medicine that deals with the science and practice of treating mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders especially as originating in endogenous causes or resulting from faulty interpersonal relationships
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