A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental illness.
Alex will probably be seeing a psychiatrist for many months or even years.
Synonyms: psychotherapist, analyst, therapist, psychologist More Synonyms of psychiatrist
psychiatrist in American English
(saɪˈkaɪətrɪst; sɪˈkaɪətrɪst)
noun
a doctor of medicine specializing in psychiatry after postgraduate training
Examples of 'psychiatrist' in a sentence
psychiatrist
It is a casual and commonplace betrayal that psychiatrists say 'has to be questioned'.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Researchers called on doctors and psychiatrists to be watchful for mid-life eating problems after the research suggested that many women were acutely sensitive about the conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The psychiatrist says that he attacks people to keep them away.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They often arrive here with their own doctor and psychiatrist.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The psychiatrist is a doctor who goes on to specialise in mental health.
Evans, Andrew The Secrets of Musical Confidence (1994)
He is also expecting to be chastised by psychiatrists and doctors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We had a forensic psychiatrist who was absolutely brilliant, that was in that programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My doctors and psychiatrists didn't really have a clue what was wrong with me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My days were spent going to the psychiatrist, the doctors.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I dread to think what a psychiatrist would say.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
How many psychiatrists who appear for the defence would have been prepared to support pre-emptive detention of their client?
The Sun (2008)
Mum attempted to explain his condition to us, as it had been relayed to her by a consultant psychiatrist.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
He was rushed to hospital where doctors and a psychiatrist decided the life-saving liver operation was in his best interests.
The Sun (2009)
Many of these prisoners were previously assessed by forensic psychiatrists who decided no effective treatment was available to treat what was often regarded as criminal behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A consultant psychiatrist came to our house and tested my wife, which took the best part of an hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It seemed memories were trying to come out,' says the psychiatrist.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My favourite joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She has round-the-clock doctors, psychiatrists and nurses to care for her.
The Sun (2007)
He's probably been to a hundred doctors and psychiatrists who haven't succeeded.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is significant agreement between psychiatrists, doctors, teachers and specialist charities that the problem is growing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Either way, the forensic psychiatrist employed by the programme, considered it alltoo likely her insanity might recur.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instinctsSigmund FreudIntroductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
Anyone who goes to see a psychiatrist needs his head examinedSamuel Goldwyn
To us he is no more a person now but a whole climate of opinionW.H. Auden (of Sigmund Freud)In Memory of Sigmund Freud
Word lists with
psychiatrist
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In other languages
psychiatrist
British English: psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/ NOUN
A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental illness.
His family told him to see a psychiatrist.
American English: psychiatrist
Arabic: طَبِيبٌ نَفْسَانِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: psiquiatra
Chinese: 精神病医师
Croatian: psihijatar
Czech: psychiatr
Danish: psykiater
Dutch: psychiater
European Spanish: psiquiatra
Finnish: psykiatri
French: psychiatre
German: Psychiater
Greek: ψυχίατρος
Italian: psichiatra
Japanese: 精神科医
Korean: 정신과 의사
Norwegian: psykiater
Polish: psychiatra
European Portuguese: psiquiatra
Romanian: medic psihiatru
Russian: психиатр
Latin American Spanish: psiquiatra
Swedish: psykiater
Thai: จิตแพทย์ จิตแพทย
Turkish: psikiyatrist
Ukrainian: психіатр
Vietnamese: bác sĩ tâm thần
Chinese translation of 'psychiatrist'
psychiatrist
(saɪˈkaɪətrɪst)
n(c)
精神病医(醫)生 (jīngshénbìng yīshēng) (位, wèi)
(noun)
He has been seeing a psychiatrist for years.
Synonyms
psychotherapist
analyst
My analyst has helped me not to feel guilty.
therapist
My therapist helped me feel my anger.
psychologist
shrink (slang)
I've seen a shrink already.
psychoanalyst
psychoanalyser
headshrinker (slang)
Quotations
We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts [Sigmund Freud – Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis]Anyone who goes to see a psychiatrist needs his head examined [Samuel Goldwyn]To us he is no more a person now but a whole climate of opinion [W.H. Auden (of Sigmund Freud) – In Memory of Sigmund Freud]