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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The psychiatrist and philosopher who developed logotherapy, which proposes that the search for meaning is man’s primary motivation.
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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.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The psychiatrist and philosopher who developed logotherapy, which proposes that the search for meaning is man’s primary motivation.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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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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