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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While medications and talk therapy are effective for many people, symptom relief can be elusive, says Samuel Wilkinson, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Even critics and skeptics of psychology and psychiatry do not endorse Dianetics and Scientology.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
Reality is far more complicated, Ipsit Vahia, the chief of geriatric psychiatry at Mass General Brigham’s McLean Hospital and the director of its Technology and Aging Laboratory, told me.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
While medications and talk therapy are effective for many people, symptom relief can be elusive, says Samuel Wilkinson, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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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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