psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trist 
sī-
plural psychiatrists
: a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
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Nothing appeared abnormal on brain scans, and she was repeatedly referred to an addiction specialist and psychiatrists over seven doctors visits in two years, doctors said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
If released, Hanson would live with his mother near Casper, Wyoming, and would enroll in mental health treatment and follow the therapist or psychiatrist’s recommendations, according to the motion.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
An ethical psychiatrist is not in the business of providing such satisfaction to his or her patients.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 May 2024
As physicians and psychiatrists, our goal is always to minimize physical and emotional suffering in our patients.
—Carol Vidal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
If released, Hanson would live with his mother near Casper, Wyoming, and would enroll in mental health treatment and follow the therapist or psychiatrist’s recommendations, according to the motion.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
An ethical psychiatrist is not in the business of providing such satisfaction to his or her patients.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 May 2024
As physicians and psychiatrists, our goal is always to minimize physical and emotional suffering in our patients.
—Carol Vidal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024
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psychiatrist
noun
psy·chi·a·trist
sə-ˈkī-ə-trəst
sī-
sī-
: a physician specializing in psychiatry
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