psychiatry

[si-kahy-uh-tree, sahy-] /sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, saɪ-/

noun

the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

Origin

1840-50; psych- + -iatry

Related forms

psychiatric

[sahy-kee-a-trik] /ˌsaɪ kiˈæ trɪk/ (Show IPA), psychiatrical, adjective

psychiatrically, adverb

nonpsychiatric, adjective

Can be confused

psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy.

Examples from the web for psychiatry

Video conferencing is often used for business meetings, but the technology is increasingly used in medicine, including psychiatry.
psychiatry is a eon behind any such revelation of the untoward ontology of nightmares.
psychiatry and psychology is nothing but expensive voodoo.
What is happening in these instances is that there is a flight to psychiatry when there is no help from the law.
As with many aspects of psychiatry, the study of gambling has moved from mind to brain.
Sleep medicine is not a field of psychiatry, nor are sleep apnea patients treated by them for this disease.
So, she still enjoys deep sleep which is the nucleus of modern psychiatry.
Thus, psychiatry is part of medical science, although it is more controversial than other parts of medicine.
He's practicing for an interview for a residency in his new chosen specialty: psychiatry.
psychiatry debates whether the pain of loss is really depression.

British Dictionary definitions for psychiatry

psychiatry

/saɪˈkaɪətrɪ/

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness

Derived Forms

psychiatrist, noun

Word Origin and History for psychiatry

1846, from French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psychiatria, literally "a healing of the soul," from Latinized form of Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + iatreia "healing, care" (see -iatric).

psychiatry in Medicine

psychiatry psy·chi·a·try (sĭ-kī'ə-trē, sī-)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

psychiatry in Science

psychiatry

(sĭ-kī'ə-trē)
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

psychiatry in Culture

psychiatry [(seye-keye-uh-tree, si-keye-uh-tree)]

The medical science that studies and treats mental illness and mental maladjustment. Psychiatrists treat mental disorders; psychologists study mental activities, whether healthy or disordered. In the United States, psychiatrists usually hold the degree of doctor of medicine (M.D.) and may prescribe medication for their patients.