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ψυχιατρικός
psychiatric /psi.çi.a.tri.ˈkos/
adjectiveC1#3116 most common
Also: relating to mental illness treatment
Example sentences
Πήγα σε ψυχιατρικό νοσοκομείο.
I went to a psychiatric hospital.
Η γιαγιά μου παίρνει ψυχιατρική αγωγή.
My grandmother takes psychiatric medication.
Ο γιατρός συνέστησε ψυχιατρική εξέταση για τον ασθενή.
The doctor recommended a psychiatric examination for the patient.
Η ψυχιατρική κλινική του νοσοκομείου δέχεται νέους ασθενείς κάθε εβδομάδα.
The hospital's psychiatric clinic accepts new patients every week.
Οι ψυχιατρικές διαταραχές συχνά συνυπάρχουν με άλλα χρόνια νοσήματα, γεγονός που περιπλέκει τη διάγνωση.
Psychiatric disorders often coexist with other chronic illnesses, a fact that complicates diagnosis.
Η ψυχιατρική νομοθεσία της χώρας αναθεωρήθηκε ώστε να διασφαλίζει τα δικαιώματα των ασθενών που νοσηλεύονται ακούσια σε ψυχιατρικές κλινικές.
The country's psychiatric legislation was revised to safeguard the rights of patients involuntarily hospitalized in psychiatric clinics.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ψυχιατρικός | ψυχιατρικοί |
| Genitive | ψυχιατρικού | ψυχιατρικών |
| Accusative | ψυχιατρικό | ψυχιατρικούς |
| Vocative | ψυχιατρικέ | ψυχιατρικοί |
Word family
ψυχίατροςpsychiatrist
ψυχιατρικήpsychiatry
ψυχιατρείοpsychiatric hospital or ward
ψυχήsoul, mindιατρόςdoctor, physician
Etymology
ψυχιατρικός is built from ψυχή (soul, mind) and ιατρός (doctor, healer), joined by the adjective-forming suffix -ικός. The combination reflects the older medical idea of the psychiatrist as a doctor of the soul. The word tracks the rise of psychiatry as a formal medical field in the 19th century, when European languages coined matching terms for the discipline and its adjective.
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