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
Examples of psychiatrist in a Sentence
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It was founded by the late Eyad el-Sarraj, who was a human-rights activist and psychiatrist.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Grief is less predictable in reality The five stages of grief were introduced by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her 1969 book On Death and Dying.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Former psychiatrist Ann Heaslett, 60, who aims to run the six major world marathons in her retirement, feels exactly the same way.
—Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
What lasts longer—and Fanon the psychiatrist is keenly alert to this—is how permanently damaging violence is to whoever perpetrates it.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
In addition to a prohibition against crew mingling with scientists, the voyage now has a psychologist and psychiatrist on board and the ship’s bar closes as early as 9:30 pm.
—David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Dr James Rucker, a consultant psychiatrist and senior clinical lecturer in mood disorders and psychopharmacology at King’s College London, has been working on similar studies in the UK.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That's because schools can not provide diagnoses; only a healthcare provider, like a physician or psychiatrist, can.
—Suzie Glassman, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Despite costing hundreds of dollars per day, in some programs patients only see a psychiatrist once a month.
—Alex Barnard, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Grief is less predictable in reality The five stages of grief were introduced by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her 1969 book On Death and Dying.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Former psychiatrist Ann Heaslett, 60, who aims to run the six major world marathons in her retirement, feels exactly the same way.
—Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
What lasts longer—and Fanon the psychiatrist is keenly alert to this—is how permanently damaging violence is to whoever perpetrates it.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
In addition to a prohibition against crew mingling with scientists, the voyage now has a psychologist and psychiatrist on board and the ship’s bar closes as early as 9:30 pm.
—David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Dr James Rucker, a consultant psychiatrist and senior clinical lecturer in mood disorders and psychopharmacology at King’s College London, has been working on similar studies in the UK.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That's because schools can not provide diagnoses; only a healthcare provider, like a physician or psychiatrist, can.
—Suzie Glassman, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Despite costing hundreds of dollars per day, in some programs patients only see a psychiatrist once a month.
—Alex Barnard, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
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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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