Psychiatric

//ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk//

"Psychiatric" in a Sentence (12 examples)

The Paris syndrome is a type of culture shock. It's a psychiatric term used to describe foreigners who start living in Paris, drawn to the image of the city as a center of fashion, don't adapt well to the local customs and culture, lose their mental balance and exhibit symptoms close to depression.

In South Korea, the most powerful member of a family, usually the oldest living male, has the power to send members of his family to a psychiatric hospital as he sees fit.

Excessive use of the Internet is not a medical or psychiatric issue.

My father was committed to a psychiatric hospital.

Mary had to be institutionalized after a thorough psychiatric evaluation.

It's not a nuthouse, it's a psychiatric hospital.

Tom was taken to a psychiatric hospital.

Tom was imprisoned at a psychiatric hospital due to his severe insanity.

After he was released from the psychiatric hospital, Dan continued to suffer severe mood swings and erratic behavior.

Put him in a psychiatric hospital!

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Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.

They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.

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