PSYCHIATRY
psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
(noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
psychiatry (usually uncountable, plural psychiatries)
(medicine) The branch of medicine that subjectively diagnoses, treats, and studies mental disorders and behavioural conditions.
Source: Wiktionary
Psy*chi`a*tri"a, Psy*chi"a*try, n. Etym: [NL. psychiatria, fr. Gr.
(Med.)
Definition: The application of the healing art to mental diseases.
Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition