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Keep "psychiatric" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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12 total sentences available.
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.
Source: tatoeba (390528)
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.
Source: tatoeba (416238)
Excessive use of the Internet is not a medical or psychiatric issue.
Source: tatoeba (1208500)
My father was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Source: tatoeba (1537974)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Closest matches include bulimic, clinical psychiatry related, functional, histrionic, hospital psychiatry related.
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