PSYCHIATRY Definition & Meaning

psychiatry

[si-kahy-uh-tree, sahy-]

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noun

the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

psychiatry

/ ��ɪˈ�첹ɪə�ٰ�ɪ /

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness

psychiatry

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

psychiatry

The medical science that studies and treats mental illness and mental maladjustment. Psychiatrists treat mental disorders; psychologists study mental activities, whether healthy or disordered. In the United States, psychiatrists usually hold the degree of doctor of medicine (M.D.) and may prescribe medication for their patients.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

psychiatric adjective
psychiatrical adjective
psychiatrically adverb
nonpsychiatric adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of psychiatry¹

First recorded in 1840–50; psych- + -iatry

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Antidepressants like Prozac were a major breakthrough in psychiatry when they were first marketed in the 1980s.

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The goal of the board, called the “SPIRIT Alliance,” was to review study plans and help build trust among people who were normally wary of clinical psychiatry and the labels they associated with it.

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Adults could fatally overdose if they took a two-week supply at once, said Siegfried Kasper, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

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There are biological reasons too that make emotional health problems more likely, says Prof Andrea Danese, an expert in child and adolescent psychiatry at King's College London.

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The author is a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and teaches psychiatry residents as a clinical assistant professor of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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