psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 
sī-
: a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
psychiatric
ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik
adjective psychiatrically
ˌsī-kē-ˈa-tri-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And even noise that doesn’t outwardly bother people can have noticeable health effects, according to Stephen Stansfeld, a professor of psychiatry at Queen Mary University of London who has studied the issue. 
Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Determining what constitutes rational behavior as the virus continues to circulate is difficult and subjective, said Charles Marmar, chairman of psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and a specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder. Julie Wernau, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 The team practices an emerging specialty of psychiatry that has been gaining momentum over the past decade but remains rare in street medicine programs around the country. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Teens with suicidal thoughts need a safety plan, says David Brent, academic chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 NYU Langone Health’s department of child and adolescent psychiatry. Time, 26 Aug. 2021 Some adolescents or adults have experienced distress using the bathroom and developed gastrointestinal issues as a result, said Jack Turban, a doctor and fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021 Branko van Hulst is a resident in child and adolescent psychiatry and a postdoctoral researcher at the UMC Utrecht. Sarah Durston, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2021 There are dangers to not discussing a normal body function that half the population goes through, says Dr. Shawna Newman, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 See More
Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Determining what constitutes rational behavior as the virus continues to circulate is difficult and subjective, said Charles Marmar, chairman of psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and a specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder. Julie Wernau, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 The team practices an emerging specialty of psychiatry that has been gaining momentum over the past decade but remains rare in street medicine programs around the country. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Teens with suicidal thoughts need a safety plan, says David Brent, academic chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 NYU Langone Health’s department of child and adolescent psychiatry. Time, 26 Aug. 2021 Some adolescents or adults have experienced distress using the bathroom and developed gastrointestinal issues as a result, said Jack Turban, a doctor and fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021 Branko van Hulst is a resident in child and adolescent psychiatry and a postdoctoral researcher at the UMC Utrecht. Sarah Durston, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2021 There are dangers to not discussing a normal body function that half the population goes through, says Dr. Shawna Newman, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try sə-ˈkī-ə-trē
sī-
: a branch of medicine dealing with problems of the mind, emotions, or behavior
Medical Definition
psychiatry
noun
psy·chi·a·try -trē
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