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# psychiatric

«psychiatric» in Mova's school dictionary: **About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (psychiatric)

### meaning for a pupil

1) About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the mind, such as serious depression or anxiety, by doctors called psychiatrists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#m1)

2) Of a hospital, nurse or treatment: dealing with mental health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons and everyday life the word appears in «psychiatric nurse», «psychiatric hospital», «psychiatric help». It shows mental illness is a real illness doctors treat, like a broken leg. In stories, careless writers use it badly; respectful talk matters. Phrases: «psychiatric care», «psychiatric help», «psychiatric ward».

### examples

- My aunt works as a psychiatric nurse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x1)
- She got psychiatric help when she felt very low. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x2)
- A psychiatric hospital treats people with mental illnesses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x3)
- Psychiatric doctors are called psychiatrists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x4)
- The patient was moved to the psychiatric ward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x5)
- Psychiatric care helps people recover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/#x6)

### note

Silent p: pronounced sy-kee-AT-rik. Related: psychiatry, psychiatrist (a medical doctor); psychology, psychologist (studies mind and behaviour, often not a medical doctor). Be kind: use respectful words about mental health.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «psychiatric» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psychiatric/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.