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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The cost of these evaluations, particularly for forensic psychiatry, orthopedic degeneration, neurological progression, or mental health cases, can reach levels that most individuals cannot privately fund.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
What mainstream psychiatry views as illness would, according to him, be an understandable response to a dysfunctional society.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Pisces also rules over hospitals and psychiatry, so your person could be especially empathetic, perhaps even one who gives back to others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
What to know before taking a beta blocker No one should take a beta blocker unless it has been prescribed by their doctor, said Charles Marmar, chair of the psychiatry department at NYU Langone Health.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
What mainstream psychiatry views as illness would, according to him, be an understandable response to a dysfunctional society.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Pisces also rules over hospitals and psychiatry, so your person could be especially empathetic, perhaps even one who gives back to others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
What to know before taking a beta blocker No one should take a beta blocker unless it has been prescribed by their doctor, said Charles Marmar, chair of the psychiatry department at NYU Langone Health.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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