Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to or connected with psychiatry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Of or pertaining to psychiatry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to,
psychiatry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry
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Examples
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He and others performed what they call psychiatric autopsies with (inaudible) and Eric Harris.
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He replied, a psychiatric is a man who is certain that two plus two equals five and pities you because you don't know.
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In one of the most counterintuitive findings, the report says that fewer than 5 percent of the abusive priests exhibited behavior consistent with pedophilia, which it defines as a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by recurrent fantasies, urges and behaviors about prepubescent children.
NYT > Home Page By LAURIE GOODSTEIN 2011
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It is well-documented that the denial of these necessary treatments to low-income people can lead to significant increases in incidents of depression, anxiety, substance use, long-term psychiatric hospitalization and suicide, all of which create additional costs to the state.
Pooja Gehi, Esq.: In Defense of Basic Health Care for Transgender New Yorkers Esq. Pooja Gehi 2011
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• Meprobamate, a tranquiliser widely used in psychiatric treatment
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“Anything written about our sessions is strictly non-identifying and would only ever be published in psychiatric journals,” I said, with I hoped enough pat force and frost to still further questions.
In the hot seat Matt Potter 2010
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Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $81 million and to plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor to settle allegations that it promoted Topamax for off-label psychiatric uses.
Abbott Books $1.5 Billion Charge for Potential Settlement Peter Loftus 2011
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It is well-documented that the denial of these necessary treatments to low-income people can lead to significant increases in incidents of depression, anxiety, substance use, long-term psychiatric hospitalization and suicide, all of which create additional costs to the state.
Pooja Gehi, Esq.: In Defense of Basic Health Care for Transgender New Yorkers Esq. Pooja Gehi 2011
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Has anybody (who is not presently in psychiatric custody) actually made this argument?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Immigrants and Nazis, Communists and Cardinals 2010
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I started my career as a social worker in psychiatric hospitals.
The Lives They Left Behind The Nag 2009
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