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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Back in 2004, Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, a neuro-psychiatrist and mental health advocate in Nigeria, was a young doctor working in the emergency room at the Lagos State University Teaching hospital.
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Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
My Word Against Mine unfolds in a therapeutic setting, with a psychiatrist off-screen leading conversations with patients about their voices and, yes, even with the voices.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Whitford and his colleagues’ new research helps clarify one possible mechanism for schizophrenia’s auditory hallucinations, says Albert Powers, a psychiatrist at the Yale School of Medicine, who wasn’t involved in the study.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Ted is the type of guy whose angst drives his psychiatrist out of the room… the type of guy whose family jewels get caught in his zipper the night of his senior prom.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
My Word Against Mine unfolds in a therapeutic setting, with a psychiatrist off-screen leading conversations with patients about their voices and, yes, even with the voices.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Whitford and his colleagues’ new research helps clarify one possible mechanism for schizophrenia’s auditory hallucinations, says Albert Powers, a psychiatrist at the Yale School of Medicine, who wasn’t involved in the study.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Ted is the type of guy whose angst drives his psychiatrist out of the room… the type of guy whose family jewels get caught in his zipper the night of his senior prom.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 18 Nov. 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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