psychiatry

Etymology

First attested in 1846. From French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psychiatria. Surface analysis, psych- + -iatry.

noun

  1. (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

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