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.

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  • adjective Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

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  • adjective relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry

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Examples

  • He and others performed what they call psychiatric autopsies with (inaudible) and Eric Harris.

    CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2007 2007

  • He replied, a psychiatric is a man who is certain that two plus two equals five and pities you because you don't know.

    Britain Goes Over the Top 1954

  • 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

  • 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

  • • Meprobamate, a tranquiliser widely used in psychiatric treatment

    Monday Midday « Gerry Canavan 2009

  • “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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Has anybody (who is not presently in psychiatric custody) actually made this argument?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Immigrants and Nazis, Communists and Cardinals 2010

  • I started my career as a social worker in psychiatric hospitals.

    The Lives They Left Behind The Nag 2009

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