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Definition of: psychiatry
(sī·kī′ə·trē) noun
The branch of medicine that treats disorders of the mind or psyche, especially psychoses, but also neuroses. [<PSYCH- + -IATRY]
—psy·chi·at·ric (sī′kē·at′rik) or ·ri·cal adjective
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