psychiatric
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
Explanation
The adjective psychiatric is good for describing things related to mental illness and its treatment. Use psychiatric when you're talking about the medical specialty that helps people with emotional or mental disorders. You could talk about a psychiatric nurse, a psychiatric hospital, or psychiatric drugs, for example. Any time you see a word that begins with psych you can be sure it has to do with the mind, since psykhe is "mind" in Greek. The suffix iatreia means "healing or care."
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Example Sentences
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The findings could eventually contribute to research on psychiatric disorders that make it harder for people to adjust their behavior when circumstances change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many women will require a stay in a psychiatric hospital, Hatters-Friedman said, but with treatment people can recover.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Earlier this summer, the judge in the state case indicated that Mangione intended to present a psychiatric defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He suffers from bipolar disorder and had recently been released from a psychiatric facility at the time of the attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Oh. Well, you don’t want the doctor who can sign you out of the psychiatric hospital getting suspicious.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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