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Meaning of "psychiatrist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIST

psychiatrist  [saɪˈkaɪətrɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PSYCHIATRIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Psychiatrist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PSYCHIATRIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who must evaluate patients to determine whether or not their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental, or a strictly psychiatric one. As part of the clinical assessment process they may employ a mental status examination, a physical examination, brain imaging such as computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography scanning, and blood testing. Psychiatrists prescribe medicine, and may also use psychotherapy, although the vast majority do medical management and refer to a psychologist or another specialized therapist for weekly to bi-monthly psychotherapy.

Definition of psychiatrist in the English dictionary

The definition of psychiatrist in the dictionary is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSYCHIATRIST


archaeometrist
ˌɑːkɪˈɒmətrɪst
centrist
ˈsɛntrɪst
craniometrist
ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmətrɪst
disinterest
dɪsˈɪntrɪst
dosimetrist
dəʊˈsɪmətrɪst
hexametrist
heksˈæmətrɪst
hippiatrist
hɪˈpaɪətrɪst
interest
ˈɪntrɪst
monolatrist
mɒˈnɒlətrɪst
neuropsychiatrist
ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪst
nonpsychiatrist
ˌnɒnˌsaɪˈkaɪətrɪst
optometrist
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪst
orthopsychiatrist
ˌɔːθəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪst
pediatrist
piːˈdaɪətrɪst
photogrammetrist
ˌfəʊtəʊˈɡræmətrɪst
photometrist
ˌfəʊˈtɒmətrɪst
physiatrist
fɪˈzaɪətrɪst
podiatrist
pəˈdaɪətrɪst
psychometrist
saɪˈkɒmətrɪst
tryst
trɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSYCHIATRIST

psyched
psyched up
psychedelia
psychedelic
psychedelically
psychiater
psychiatric
psychiatric social worker
psychiatrical
psychiatrically
psychiatry
psychic
psychic determinism
psychical
psychically
psychicism
psychicist
psychism
psychist
psycho

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSYCHIATRIST

anthropometrist
attrist
audiometrist
Christ
consultant psychiatrist
contrist
econometrist
entrist
geometrist
geriatrist
hypsometrist
Jesus Christ
metrist
questrist
sociometrist
subtrist
Tantrist
terrorist
tourist
wrist

Synonyms and antonyms of psychiatrist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PSYCHIATRIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «psychiatrist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of psychiatrist

Translation of «psychiatrist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PSYCHIATRIST

Find out the translation of psychiatrist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of psychiatrist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «psychiatrist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精神病医师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

psiquiatra
570 millions of speakers

English

psychiatrist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनोचिकित्सक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَبِيبٌ نَفْسَانِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

психиатр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

psiquiatra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাইকোলজিস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

psychiatre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Psikiatri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Psychiater
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精神科医
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신과 의사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Psychiatrist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bác sĩ tâm thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனநல மருத்துவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानसोपचार तज्ज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

psikiyatrist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

psichiatra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

psychiatra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

психіатр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

medic psihiatru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχίατρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

psigiater
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

psykiater
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

psykiater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of psychiatrist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PSYCHIATRIST»

The term «psychiatrist» is very widely used and occupies the 22.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PSYCHIATRIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «psychiatrist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «psychiatrist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about psychiatrist

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10 QUOTES WITH «PSYCHIATRIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word psychiatrist.
1
Joey Adams
A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing.
2
Tunde Adebimpe
My father was a psychiatrist and a social worker but he was a very talented painter and musician and writer on the side.
3
Tom Araya
I read a book recently by a psychiatrist who was able to interview a few serial killers and she had a thesis on how you could figure these people out. And she thinks that there are things that could tell you whether someone has the potential to do that.
4
Antonin Artaud
I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversation with a psychiatrist, every morning at the time of his visit, made me want to hang myself, realizing that I would not be able to cut his throat.
5
Jim Bakker
I called the doctor, during writing the book, the psychiatrist who treated me at that time, Dr. Jackson. And I said, Dr. Jackson, whole pieces are missing. I don't understand what happened to me.
6
Tammy Faye Bakker
I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.
7
Andy Behrman
After graduation in June of 1984, I moved to Manhattan. My first stop was a psychiatrist, who in less than our first fifty-minute session again diagnosed me with depression.
8
Lewis Black
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your muscles grow, your ego has reached a point where it is now eating itself. That's why I believe there should be a psychiatrist at every health club, so that when they see you doing this, they will take you away for a little chat.
9
Rachel Corrie
I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children's author, a distance runner, a poet, a pianist, a pet store owner, an astronaut, an environmental and humanitarian activist, a psychiatrist, a ballet teacher, and the first woman president.
10
Rodney Dangerfield
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSYCHIATRIST»

Discover the use of psychiatrist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to psychiatrist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent ...
As featured on Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday,” the classic bestseller on a true case of past-life trauma and past-life therapy from author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss—now featuring a new afterword by the author.
Brian L. Weiss, 2012
2
Remarkable Healings: A Psychiatrist Discovers Unsuspected ...
" In this truly groundbreaking book, Dr. Modi presents evidence that something beyond the physical affects the health of many people, and urges medical scientists to objectively assess this revolutionary approach to mental and, often, ...
Shakuntala Modi, 1998
3
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream: A Forensic Psychiatrist ...
The first edition of this groundbreaking work garnered uniformly superlative reviews and was translated into several languages.
Robert I. Simon, 2009
4
Portrait of the Psychiatrist as a Young Man: The Early ...
This book will be of interest to mental health workers and social historians alike as well as anybody interested in thephilosophy of psychiatry.
Allan Beveridge, 2011
5
Unprotected
But no one realizes that radical social agendas have also taken over campus health and counseling centers, with dire consequences. Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman knows this better than anyone.
Miriam Grossman, 2007
6
The Home Psychiatrist
THE HOME PSYCHIATRIST is a book for the general reader. Dr William Wilkie has written out of his extensive experience as a consultant psychiatrist to offer explanations for common mental and emotional problems and suggestions for recovery.
William Wilkie, 2008
7
Textbook of Psychiatry
A textbook of psychiatry for medical students which presents the subject in a graphic and accessible way.
Basant K. Puri, P. J. Laking, I. H. Treasaden, 2002
8
Dear Psychiatrist...: Do Child Care Specialists Understand?
A moving account of the development of the author's Asperger's-syndrome son, a victim of bullying at school, and misunderstood by the teaching, medical, and psychiatric professions.
Jennie Roberts, 1995
9
Psychiatrist of America: The Life of Harry Stack Sullivan
A biography of one of America's most influential psychologists focuses on his accomplishments in the treatment of schizophrenia and his work for peace
Helen Swick Perry, 1982
10
Glimpses of the Devil: A Psychiatrist's Personal Accounts of ...
The legendary bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, whose books have sold over 14 million copies, reveals the amazing true story of his work as an exorcist -- kept secret for more than twenty-five years -- in two ...
M. Scott Peck, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSYCHIATRIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term psychiatrist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Psychiatrist: Girl in Slender Man case needs mental intervention
Robbins detailed how if Geyser were ordered to take medications, she might begin to later understand — through other psychiatric treatment like talk therapy ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
2
Psychiatrist: Holmes thought 3-4 times a day about killing
Centennial, Colorado (CNN) A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes described him Tuesday as an anxious, anti-social oddball who thought obsessively about ... «CNN, Jun 15»
3
Psychiatrist: Theater gunman suffers from personality disorder
Although Holmes told Reid he kept details of his plan to commit a mass killing from his psychiatrist at the University of Colorado, Reid noted that he did tell the ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
4
Holmes wishes psychiatrist had locked him up
Aurora theater gunman James Holmes once said he wished a psychiatrist who treated him before the shootings had locked him up so the attack wouldn't have ... «9NEWS.com, Jun 15»
5
James Holmes's chilling session with psychiatrist shown in mass …
Holmes also tells the psychiatrist he tried to limit the number of children killed by carrying out the attack at a late showing of a PG-13 movie. The exchange came ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Psychiatrist: Holmes 'knew what he was doing was wrong'
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Aurora theater shooting defendant James Holmes' actions suggest that "he knew what he was doing was wrong," a state-appointed ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
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Psychiatrist: Aurora theater gunman was mentally ill but legally sane
CENTENNIAL — A psychiatrist who spent 22 hours interviewing the Aurora movie theater gunman said Thursday he believes James Holmes was capable of ... «The Denver Post, May 15»
8
John Hinckley Jr's psychiatrist testifies Reagan shooter wants to start …
A psychiatrist treating the man who shot Ronald Reagan said the patient wants to start a band and should be allowed to publish his music anonymously. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Psychiatrist Blames Lou Gehrig's Disease In Deputy Slayings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A forensic psychiatrist said he believes Lou Gehrig's disease is the reason a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy killed his wife and ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
10
Psychiatrist: Man on Trial for Etan Patz's Murder Had Costly Cocaine …
There were surprising revelations Tuesday in the Etan Patz murder trial, as a psychiatrist testified that the defendant is mentally ill, had a costly cocaine habit and ... «NY1, Mar 15»

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