psychiatry

Scientific American magazine

Is the term "psychiatry" contributing to the stigma of mental illness?

Maybe We Should Call Psychiatry Something Else

Research shows that changing the name could help reduce the stigma of mental illness

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psychiatry

NOUN

• [mass noun] The study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behaviour.

  → psych

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek psukhē soul, mind + iatreia healing (from iatros healer).