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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—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
For a few years, Terry took medication from a psychiatrist and would talk more regularly with his family.
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Almost four years of prescribing her lover psychiatric drugs will cost a Miami psychiatrist $10,000, part of her punishment from the Florida Board of Medicine.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Saul Faerstein, a clinical and forensic psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at UCLA, said doctors will likely try to piece together the days leading up to the killings to determine what kind of mental state Reiner was in at the time.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
For a few years, Terry took medication from a psychiatrist and would talk more regularly with his family.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Almost four years of prescribing her lover psychiatric drugs will cost a Miami psychiatrist $10,000, part of her punishment from the Florida Board of Medicine.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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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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