|sīkē|a.trik, -rēk adjective
also psy·chi·at·ri·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēkəl
Etymology: psychiatric International Scientific Vocabulary psychiatr- (from — assumed — New Latin psychiatria ) + -ic; originally formed as German psychiatrisch; psychiatrical from psychiatry + -ical
1. : relating to, employed in, or of concern to psychiatry
psychiatric disorders
psychiatric rejections
psychiatric drugs
psychiatric immaturity — Weston La Barre
2. : engaged in the practice of psychiatry : dealing with cases of mental disorder
psychiatric experts
psychiatric nursing
psychiatric ward
• psy·chi·at·ri·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb