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psychiatrist

/saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/noun

उच्चारण साइकायट्रिस्ट

मनोचिकित्सक

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noun
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    a doctor who studies and treats mental illnesses

    मनोचिकित्सक

    • He was referred to a psychiatrist.
    • The psychiatrist listened patiently to the worried student.
    • A psychiatrist can prescribe medicine for anxiety and depression.
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    • Arjun made an appointment with a psychiatrist to talk about his stress.
    • The psychiatrist works at the city hospital three days a week.

    Synonyms psychotherapist therapist analyst psychoanalyst

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psy·chi·a·trist

Spelling and pronunciation, asked very often: psy-chi-a-trist, with a silent p and ch pronounced /k/, /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/.

Spelling और pronunciation में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: psy-chi-a-trist, silent p और ch की ध्वनि /k/, /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/।

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Keep apart, asked often: a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can prescribe medicines for mental illness; a psychologist studies the mind and behaviour and gives counselling but is not a medical doctor.

इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह अक्सर पूछा जाता है: psychiatrist मानसिक रोग के लिए दवा लिख सकने वाला चिकित्सक है; psychologist मन और व्यवहार का अध्ययन करता है और परामर्श देता है पर चिकित्सक नहीं।

Keep the silent-p set: psychology, pneumonia, psalm, pseudonym.

Silent-p समूह याद रखिए: psychology, pneumonia, psalm, pseudonym।

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General knowledge

10 October is World Mental Health Day; Tele-MANAS is India's mental health helpline.

10 अक्टूबर विश्व मानसिक स्वास्थ्य दिवस है; Tele-MANAS भारत की मानसिक स्वास्थ्य हेल्पलाइन है।