psychiatrical

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psy·chi·a·try

(sĭ-kī′ə-trē, sī-)

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

psy′chi·at′ric (sī′kē-ăt′rĭk), psy′chi·at′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.

psy′chi·at′ri·cal·ly adv.

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psychiatrical - relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry; "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital"

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Psychodermatology: Psychological and psychiatrical aspects of aspects of dermatology.

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If in the medical and psychiatrical milieu the drug consumer and addict are perceived as persons with a physical, psychical, social and communication suffering for the current opinion and mentality especially those entertained by mass media the dissocial and antisocial connotations are amplified, sometimes hyperbolised, the penal aspects prevalling against the medical and recuperatory aspects.