psychiatry

noun

psy·​chi·​a·​try sə-ˈkī-ə-trē How to pronounce psychiatry (audio)
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
psychiatric adjective
psychiatrically adverb

Examples of psychiatry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers. 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 See all Example Sentences for psychiatry 

Word History

Etymology

probably from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre psychiatrist, from psych- psych- + Greek iatros physician — more at -iatry

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychiatry was in 1828

Dictionary Entries Near psychiatry

Cite this Entry

“Psychiatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychiatry. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

psychiatry

noun
psy·​chi·​a·​try sə-ˈkī-ə-trē How to pronounce psychiatry (audio)
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the mind, emotions, or behavior
psychiatric adjective

Medical Definition

psychiatry

noun
psy·​chi·​a·​try -trē How to pronounce psychiatry (audio)
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

More from Merriam-Webster on psychiatry

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!