Psychiatrist
noun
A medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues.
She had to visit a psychiatrist because she had been feeling extremely depressed lately.
Often appears as...
- consult a psychiatrist
- see a psychiatrist
noun
A doctor who helps people with problems related to their behavior or how they feel about things.
John’s psychiatrist helped him cope with his anxiety.
Often appears as...
- talk to a psychiatrist
- appoint a psychiatrist
noun
A medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues.
She had to visit a psychiatrist because she had been feeling extremely depressed lately.
Often appears as...
- consult a psychiatrist
- see a psychiatrist
noun
A doctor who helps people with problems related to their behavior or how they feel about things.
John’s psychiatrist helped him cope with his anxiety.
Often appears as...
- talk to a psychiatrist
- appoint a psychiatrist
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Training
Psychiatrists are certified doctors who can prescribe medication, unlike psychologists.
Before prescribing any medication, the psychiatrist evaluated her condition thoroughly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Help
The term 'psychiatrist' should not be used to describe anyone giving advice without medical qualification.
Because of his severe mood swings, he was advised to see a qualified psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Treatment
Psychiatrists usually treat more serious mental health conditions that may require medication.
Her bipolar disorder was managed by a psychiatrist with a combination of therapy and medication.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Training
Psychiatrists are certified doctors who can prescribe medication, unlike psychologists.
Before prescribing any medication, the psychiatrist evaluated her condition thoroughly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Help
The term 'psychiatrist' should not be used to describe anyone giving advice without medical qualification.
Because of his severe mood swings, he was advised to see a qualified psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Treatment
Psychiatrists usually treat more serious mental health conditions that may require medication.
Her bipolar disorder was managed by a psychiatrist with a combination of therapy and medication.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Training
Psychiatrists are certified doctors who can prescribe medication, unlike psychologists.
Before prescribing any medication, the psychiatrist evaluated her condition thoroughly.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Help
The term 'psychiatrist' should not be used to describe anyone giving advice without medical qualification.
Because of his severe mood swings, he was advised to see a qualified psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Treatment
Psychiatrists usually treat more serious mental health conditions that may require medication.
Her bipolar disorder was managed by a psychiatrist with a combination of therapy and medication.
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Mental Health for All by...
between the knowledge we have that can transform lives, the knowledge of effective treatments, and how we actually use that knowledge in the everyday world. And an especially important challenge that I've had to face is the great shortage of mental health professionals, such as psychiatrists and psychologists,
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The voices in my head PIPE...
And to be fair, I was desperate for interest and help, and I began to tell him about my strange commentator. And I always wish, at this point, the voice had said, "She is digging her own grave." I was referred to a psychiatrist, who likewise took a grim view of the voice's presence,
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Your brain hallucinates...
and of being the cause of things that happen in the world. And there are experiences of being a continuous and distinctive person over time, built from a rich set of memories and social interactions. Many experiments show, and psychiatrists and neurologists know very well,
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and psychiatrist said each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission fulfill it or betray it we have to figure out what we're going to do with those radical leaps and how we're gonna get there but I guess first we actually have to talk about what is a
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The new era of positive...
that psychologists and psychiatrists became victimologists, pathologizers; that our view of human nature was that if you were in trouble, bricks fell on you. And we forgot that people made choices and decisions. We forgot responsibility. That was the first cost.
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Mental health for all by...
treatments and how we actually use that knowledge in the everyday world and an especially important challenge that I've had to face is the great shortage of mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists particularly in the developing world
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Strange answers to the...
at the prison library." Anyway, he faked madness too well, he said. And they didn't send him to some cushy hospital. They sent him to Broadmoor. And the minute he got there, said he took one look at the place, asked to see the psychiatrist,
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40 Years Later, A Family...
said that he and his brother wanted to go on a canoe trip but invited me along it sounded like a fantastic adventure to me her parents thought it was a really bad idea and they actually sent her to a psychiatrist with the mission that her
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3 ways to build a happy...
and I can see them thinking, "Doesn't this crazy psychiatrist get it? You can't control the way in which people attract other people and build relationships." Not so, our dear millennials.
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What happens when you...
I saw every kind of infectious disease doctors, dermatologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists. I even saw a psychiatrist. My psychiatrist said, "It's clear you're really sick,
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Mental Health for All by...
between the knowledge we have that can transform lives, the knowledge of effective treatments, and how we actually use that knowledge in the everyday world. And an especially important challenge that I've had to face is the great shortage of mental health professionals, such as psychiatrists and psychologists,
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
And to be fair, I was desperate for interest and help, and I began to tell him about my strange commentator. And I always wish, at this point, the voice had said, "She is digging her own grave." I was referred to a psychiatrist, who likewise took a grim view of the voice's presence,
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
and of being the cause of things that happen in the world. And there are experiences of being a continuous and distinctive person over time, built from a rich set of memories and social interactions. Many experiments show, and psychiatrists and neurologists know very well,
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Want interstellar...
and psychiatrist said each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission fulfill it or betray it we have to figure out what we're going to do with those radical leaps and how we're gonna get there but I guess first we actually have to talk about what is a
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The new era of positive...
that psychologists and psychiatrists became victimologists, pathologizers; that our view of human nature was that if you were in trouble, bricks fell on you. And we forgot that people made choices and decisions. We forgot responsibility. That was the first cost.
Video examples
Mental health for all by...
treatments and how we actually use that knowledge in the everyday world and an especially important challenge that I've had to face is the great shortage of mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists particularly in the developing world
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Strange answers to the...
at the prison library." Anyway, he faked madness too well, he said. And they didn't send him to some cushy hospital. They sent him to Broadmoor. And the minute he got there, said he took one look at the place, asked to see the psychiatrist,
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40 Years Later, A Family...
said that he and his brother wanted to go on a canoe trip but invited me along it sounded like a fantastic adventure to me her parents thought it was a really bad idea and they actually sent her to a psychiatrist with the mission that her
Video examples
3 ways to build a happy...
and I can see them thinking, "Doesn't this crazy psychiatrist get it? You can't control the way in which people attract other people and build relationships." Not so, our dear millennials.
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What happens when you...
I saw every kind of infectious disease doctors, dermatologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists. I even saw a psychiatrist. My psychiatrist said, "It's clear you're really sick,
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Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I remember, after my first postpartum depression, I didn't know what had happened to me. I was stuck in this gray depression where I just wanted to retreat and pull the covers over my head and weep. My mother and I, we went to a psychiatrist, and he just patted me on the head and told me I had baby blues, which was not helpful, obviously.
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Tech N9ne
American Musician
I did something that I told people around me never to do, which was, pay a psychiatrist. Why pay a psychiatrist when you can just come to me? I can help you with something going on in your life; even if I know nothing about you, I can possibly help you. That's just me being cocky like I am.
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Francois Lelord
French Author
I didn't intend 'Hector' to be a self-help book when I first started writing. I wrote it as a little tale about a psychiatrist, like me, who sets off around the world in order to discover the vital ingredients for happiness.
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Octavia E. Butler
American Writer
The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
I never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.
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Robert Jay Lifton
American Psychologist
Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood. I might have fallen into that category.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
Self-help is something that I've always been into. I thought I was going to be a psychiatrist.
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Bernard Williams
English Philosopher
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Rhea Seehorn
American Actress
If I had a whole other life, I'd be a psychiatrist.
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Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I remember, after my first postpartum depression, I didn't know what had happened to me. I was stuck in this gray depression where I just wanted to retreat and pull the covers over my head and weep. My mother and I, we went to a psychiatrist, and he just patted me on the head and told me I had baby blues, which was not helpful, obviously.
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Tech N9ne
American Musician
I did something that I told people around me never to do, which was, pay a psychiatrist. Why pay a psychiatrist when you can just come to me? I can help you with something going on in your life; even if I know nothing about you, I can possibly help you. That's just me being cocky like I am.
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Francois Lelord
French Author
I didn't intend 'Hector' to be a self-help book when I first started writing. I wrote it as a little tale about a psychiatrist, like me, who sets off around the world in order to discover the vital ingredients for happiness.
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Octavia E. Butler
American Writer
The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
I never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.
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Robert Jay Lifton
American Psychologist
Sometimes it's said that psychiatrists are doctors who are frightened by the sight of blood. I might have fallen into that category.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
Self-help is something that I've always been into. I thought I was going to be a psychiatrist.
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Bernard Williams
English Philosopher
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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Rhea Seehorn
American Actress
If I had a whole other life, I'd be a psychiatrist.
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