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psychiatric

/ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæt.ɹɪk/

Meanings
  • adjective

    Relating to mental health or illness.

  • A branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders.


Rhymes
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hydric , static , anemic
Variants
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psychiatric , psychiatrically , psychiatries , psychiatry
Etymology
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From Greek psychiatrikos, from psyche ‘mind’ + iatrikos ‘healer’.


Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first psychiatric hospital was established in 1402 in Germany?

  2. The term 'psychiatry' was first coined by Johann Christian Friedrich Höfler in 1808.


Related Concepts
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  1. psychology: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

  2. neurology: A branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.


Culture
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In literature, psychiatry has been a common theme in exploring mental health and illness, such as in the works of Virginia Woolf and Edgar Allan Poe. In art, artists like Frieda Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh have used their own mental health struggles as inspiration.

How to Memorize "psychiatric"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person going to a psychiatrist's office for help with their mental health.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of mental health and treatment.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym PSYCHIATRIC: 'P' for Psyche, 'S' for Science, 'Y' for Your, 'C' for Care, 'H' for Healing, 'I' for Individuals, 'A' for Assess, 'T' for Treat, 'R' for Recover, 'I' for Improve, 'C' for Carefully.


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