[ sʌɪ'kʌɪətri ]
■ noun the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behaviour.
Derivatives
psychiatric ˌsʌɪkɪ'atrɪk adjective
psychiatrically adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk psukhē 'soul, mind' + iatreia 'healing' (from iatros 'healer').