psychiatry

noun

psy·​chi·​a·​try sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 

sī-

: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders

psychiatric

ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik 

adjective

psychiatrically

ˌsī-kē-ˈa-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of psychiatry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Nesi, the psychiatry professor, said there’s no need to shield a baby’s eyes when in a room with a television on. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024

Review the sources used below for this article: Clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024

Beneath the ambient hum of the building’s HVAC system, Evan Rieder, he of the round tortoiseshell glasses and dual board certification in dermatology and psychiatry, was trying to cure my depression. —Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 26 June 2024

Weight Gain Can Vary From Person to Person For some patients, weight gain might be the factor that tips the scale when deciding whether to take an antidepressant, according to Jami Woods, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at University of California in Riverside. —Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician — more at -iatry

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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

psychiatric

ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik 

adjective

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