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title: psychiatric — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «psychiatric» in the school dictionary: About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the mind, such as serious depression or anxiety, by doctors called psychiatrists. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# psychiatric

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**Who acts:** doctors, illnesses, aunt, She, psychiatric hospital, Psychiatric care · **What happens:** call, care, deal, work, get, feel · **To what, where:** psychiatrists, psychiatric help, people, Psychiatric doctors, patient, psychiatric ward · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«psychiatric» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [psychiatric in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psychiatric.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the mind, such as serious depression or anxiety, by doctors called psychiatrists.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:m1:1
# text = About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the mind, such as serious depression or anxiety, by doctors called psychiatrists.
1	About	about	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	psychiatry	psychiatry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	illnesses	illness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	depression	depression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
22	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	psychiatrists	psychiatrist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | doctors *not said here* | psychiatrists |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **care** |  | illnesses of the mind |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of a hospital, nurse or treatment: dealing with mental health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:m2:1
# text = Of a hospital, nurse or treatment: dealing with mental health.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dealing	deal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with mental health | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with health=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt works as a psychiatric nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x1:1
# text = My aunt works as a psychiatric nurse.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | as a psychiatric nurse | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as nurse=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got psychiatric help when she felt very low.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x2:1
# text = She got psychiatric help when she felt very low.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | psychiatric help |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |
| 2 | **feel** | past | she |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A psychiatric hospital treats people with mental illnesses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x3:1
# text = A psychiatric hospital treats people with mental illnesses.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	treats	treat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	illnesses	illness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present | a psychiatric hospital |  | people |  |  | with mental illnesses | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient with illness=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Psychiatric doctors are called psychiatrists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x4:1
# text = Psychiatric doctors are called psychiatrists.
1	Psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	psychiatrists	psychiatrist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Psychiatric doctors |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The patient was moved to the psychiatric ward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x5:1
# text = The patient was moved to the psychiatric ward.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past · passive |  | the patient |  | the psychiatric ward |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to ward=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Psychiatric care helps people recover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:psychiatric:x6:1
# text = Psychiatric care helps people recover.
1	Psychiatric	psychiatric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Psychiatric care | people |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **recover** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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