psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try
sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
Examples of psychiatry in a Sentence
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The demand for psychological support and psychiatry far outstrips the number of health care workers in the field.
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
As people age, there is a decrease in the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, said Dr. Stephanie Collier, director of education in the division of geriatric psychiatry at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Check with the psychology, psychiatry, or neurology departments.
—Suzie Glassman, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Mindy is a psychiatrist who completed her residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo before specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California at Davis, per Psychology Today.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The condition is treatable, according to Elizabeth Austin, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
According to Eric Lenze, MD, head of the department of psychiatry at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis, there’s even a version of the questionnaire providers use to guide diagnoses, called the PHQ-9, online.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
Melatonin Supplements Melatonin is a hormone produced at night by your brain, explains Catherine McCall, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle and director of Provider Clinics at the Veterans Administration, Puget Sound.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The theory is not accepted as a mental health disorder by psychiatry's diagnostic bodies.
—Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
As people age, there is a decrease in the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, said Dr. Stephanie Collier, director of education in the division of geriatric psychiatry at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Check with the psychology, psychiatry, or neurology departments.
—Suzie Glassman, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Mindy is a psychiatrist who completed her residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo before specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California at Davis, per Psychology Today.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
The condition is treatable, according to Elizabeth Austin, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
According to Eric Lenze, MD, head of the department of psychiatry at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis, there’s even a version of the questionnaire providers use to guide diagnoses, called the PHQ-9, online.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
Melatonin Supplements Melatonin is a hormone produced at night by your brain, explains Catherine McCall, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle and director of Provider Clinics at the Veterans Administration, Puget Sound.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
The theory is not accepted as a mental health disorder by psychiatry's diagnostic bodies.
—Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
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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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