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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Mood disorders Patients with major depressive disorder or other mood disorders often find their way to the Depression Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, where Paolo Cassano, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is director.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
And joining his daughter Sabrina in the medical field is his younger daughter, Meghan, is a psychiatry resident, and his son, Nicholas, an MD-PhD student.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Marcy Thompson: Rosemary Balsam is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of London and an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale Medical School.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Core symptoms of the neurodevelopmental disorder are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, said study author Dr. Samuele Cortese, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Southampton in England, in a Tuesday press briefing hosted by the Science Media Centre.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
And joining his daughter Sabrina in the medical field is his younger daughter, Meghan, is a psychiatry resident, and his son, Nicholas, an MD-PhD student.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Marcy Thompson: Rosemary Balsam is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of London and an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale Medical School.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Core symptoms of the neurodevelopmental disorder are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, said study author Dr. Samuele Cortese, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Southampton in England, in a Tuesday press briefing hosted by the Science Media Centre.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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