psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trist 
sī-
plural psychiatrists
: a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
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Just keep in mind that a responsible psychiatrist may feel that patients have the right to know about communications regarding their care.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Back in Key West, the couples are getting ready for their final evening together, and Dr. Mimi, ever the insightful resident psychiatrist, comes prepared.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Several of the defendants’ lawyers asked questions of the psychiatrists and psychologists to attempt to better comprehend another set of terms that had been circulating throughout the trial.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Back in Key West, the couples are getting ready for their final evening together, and Dr. Mimi, ever the insightful resident psychiatrist, comes prepared.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Several of the defendants’ lawyers asked questions of the psychiatrists and psychologists to attempt to better comprehend another set of terms that had been circulating throughout the trial.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Psychiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatrist. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst
sī-
sī-
: a physician specializing in psychiatry
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