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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Fields like neurology, psychiatry/mental health, oncology, infectious disease and critical care are among the in-demand specialties in which telemedicine physicians could fill the gaps in specialty care, complement on-site teams and provide shift coverage in under-staffed hospitals.
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Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Abraham Palmer is a La Jolla resident and a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego.
—Abraham Palmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
About the Author Richard A. Friedman Richard A. Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
No pills, no treatments, no psychology or psychiatry.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Abraham Palmer is a La Jolla resident and a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego.
—Abraham Palmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
About the Author Richard A. Friedman Richard A. Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
No pills, no treatments, no psychology or psychiatry.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychiatry
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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