psychiatric English · revision 15307

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|de|psychiatrisch]] or [[fr|psychiatrique]], or formed in English from [[psychiatry]] and [[-ic]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to psychiatry: 1837 in Etymonline, 1847 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Psychiatrics, the theory or practice of psychiatry, and psychiatrical are also from 1847.^(OED 1989) Psychiatric social work, supporting psychiatric treatment, is a later compound.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1837 – psychiatric.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1847 – psychiatrics.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[mental illness]] or its treatment, or to [[psychiatry]]: ''a psychiatric hospital''.^(Collins 2023)^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonpsychiatric]]

+ * [[psychiatric hospital]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[psychiatry]]

+ * [[psychiatrist]]

+ * [[psyche]]

+ * [[psychology]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}