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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But shifting priorities there have ended or delayed some of these projects, says David Mandell, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania who studies autism.
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Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
These awards support departments such as internal medicine, public health and preventive medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, emergency medicine, social sciences and engineering.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Mark and his three sisters were raised in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., where their father ran a dental practice with their mother, who also practiced psychiatry.
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There’s a quiet revolution underway in psychiatry—one that doesn’t start and end with a prescription pad.
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Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
These awards support departments such as internal medicine, public health and preventive medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, emergency medicine, social sciences and engineering.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Mark and his three sisters were raised in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., where their father ran a dental practice with their mother, who also practiced psychiatry.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
There’s a quiet revolution underway in psychiatry—one that doesn’t start and end with a prescription pad.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 3 May. 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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