psychiatric
adjective
of or relating to mental illness or psychiatry
psychiatrically
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a word derived from
psychiatric.
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a word derived from
psychiatry.
psychiatrynounthe practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
Example Sentences
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Obstetricians can end up facing psychiatrically complex patients, with no idea what to do.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2024
“Our family, primary and extended, is medically and psychiatrically complex,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
The gym windows look out on the hallway, which doctors and staff can now use to “prescreen” someone who’s not psychiatrically stable before they enter.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
“And just as routinely it renders stable people psychiatrically unwell. Our system is quite literally maddening.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2020
In each case, as the diagnosis was intended to serve a practical purpose, the criminal is examined physically, psychologically, and psychiatrically; and his antecedents are investigated with great care.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Gina Lombroso
