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/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/ · noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions..
Use psychiatry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Psychiatry means (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions..
Common synonyms include psychopathology, psychological medicine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use psychiatry where its definition matches the intended context.
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