| Main Entry: |
psychiatrist |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person who treats mental |
Synonyms: |
clinician, disorders analyst,
doctor, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist,
shrink*, therapist
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| Notes: |
a clinical psychologist has a PhD or PsyD and has completed an internship and a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who is specializing in mental disorders; psychotherapist is a generic term for anyone who provides psychological therapy while a psychoanalyst provides psychoanalytic therapy (as through free association and dream analysis, and must have a Master's) |
