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psychiatrically

psychiatrically

1 7.4
In a way that relates to a person's mental health
  • adverb
  • /ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪkli/
  • Specialized
: psiquiátricamente
  • Your Honor, the Court has already had Mr. Breivik psychiatrically examined.
  • psychiatrically hospitalized
  • psychiatrically ill
  • psychiatrically impaired

And the first thought that probably comes to your mind is that there's something wrong with me psychiatrically.

Examples

  • A recent survey of social workers' roles in clients' psychiatric medication reported that when asked about their most important personal contribution to a successful outcome with psychiatrically medicated clients, 16 percent of respondents indicated that it was holding positive attitudes and beliefs that support medication (Bentley, Walsh, & Farmer, 2004).

    Academic text (2006)
  • This study examines the relationship of conduct disorder (CD) and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH) in 93 psychiatrically hospitalized children.

    Academic text (1993)
  • But obviously, even a patient who is psychiatrically normal may have recently felt intense sadness, for example, in response to a life crisis.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The effects of this return of responsibility for psychiatrically disturbed prisoners to the health service will be watched with interest.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Here was a psychiatrically trained epidemiologist telling us that an epidemic was coming our way.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Compared with homeless women, homeless men tend to live in isolation more often (homeless women often are caring for children or involved in family relationships), to be severely psychiatrically impaired, and to be military veterans with severe PTSD.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Many private-practice clinicians will readily admit that a sizable proportion of their "depression" caseload consists of individuals who are psychiatrically normal but experiencing stressful life events.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Psychiatrically disabled and alcohol-dependent individuals can make significant mental and behavioral health improvements in recovery within a year of housing without abstinence or treatment compliance demands upon enrollment and with voluntary addiction treatment as desired by the client.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Attention to client vulnerability practitioners, cognizant of their clients' dependency and vulnerability, especially those clients who are medically or psychiatrically compromised, also need to be sensitive to those disclosures that may have negative consequences.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The psychiatrist discussed how the patient was psychiatrically evaluated before starting the treatment.

Synonyms

mentally
vspsychiatrically
371 3.2

Happens in the mind rather than in the body

concerns mental illness and medical diagnosis rather than private thought
psychologically
vspsychiatrically
91 5.3

In a way that affects a person's mind or feelings

focuses on mental illness and medical treatment rather than general mental processes
clinically
vspsychiatrically
  • Specialized
44 4.5

In a calm, unemotional way like a doctor or in a medical situation

focuses on medical issues of mental illness rather than general healthcare

Surface Forms

psychiatrically positive

Morphology

psychiatrically = psychiatric (transparent) = psychiatry + ic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix to the adjective 'psychiatric', a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word psychiatrically comes from psychiatry, which joins psyche meaning 'mind' and iatros meaning 'healer', so a psychiatrist is like a 'mind doctor'. Adding -ally makes the word describe how something is done, so to act psychiatrically is to act 'in a way that relates to the care or study of the mind'.