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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The study was conducted by Jyoti Mishra, an associate professor of psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine, and her team.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
According to experts who both defend and criticize the theory, parental alienation is rejected by psychiatry's diagnostic bodies, including the American Psychiatric Association, and is usually used in courtroom settings to reject claims of abuse.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
His research is in the psychiatry and behavioral nursing science departments.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Harvard Health’s nutritional psychiatry research finds depression risk is 25% to 35% lower in people eating traditional, colorful, whole-food diets compared to typical Western diets.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
According to experts who both defend and criticize the theory, parental alienation is rejected by psychiatry's diagnostic bodies, including the American Psychiatric Association, and is usually used in courtroom settings to reject claims of abuse.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
His research is in the psychiatry and behavioral nursing science departments.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Harvard Health’s nutritional psychiatry research finds depression risk is 25% to 35% lower in people eating traditional, colorful, whole-food diets compared to typical Western diets.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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 29 May. 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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