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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When a judge ordered experts to inspect the claims, Dr. Bruce Gage, then chief of psychiatry for the Washington State Department of Corrections, found multiple problems.
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And manufacturing quotas and production shortfalls are only part of the problem, says Lauren Hoffman, PharmD, a pharmacy clinical specialist in psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
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Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
There are lots of reasons, including better emotional health: A team of researchers from the departments of psychiatry and political science at the universities of Aarhus, Copenhagen, and Stanford found that the time shift appears to be closely linked to a jump in depression diagnoses.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
When a judge ordered experts to inspect the claims, Dr. Bruce Gage, then chief of psychiatry for the Washington State Department of Corrections, found multiple problems.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
And manufacturing quotas and production shortfalls are only part of the problem, says Lauren Hoffman, PharmD, a pharmacy clinical specialist in psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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