psychiatric
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk//
Of, or relating to, psychiatry.
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, psychiatry.
Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.
Etymology
From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric.
noun
- 1
datedA person who has a psychiatric disorder.
They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.
Forms
- plural
- psychiatrics