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alienist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | head-shrinker, psychiatrist, shrink |
Examples of alienist
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Dr. Edward Charles Spitzka, a leading alienist, testified as an expert witness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The great alienist, he imagines, met his rival Jung one day while strolling in Vienna.
From the time.com
An alienist is a doctor we would now call a psychiatrist.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
A story of good and evil, this murder mystery involves an investigation by a newspaper reporter and his friend, an alienist, the term at the time for a psychologist.
From the npr.org
As alienist for the city of Washington in the 1920s, he diagnosed madness, determining when someone's odd or frightening behavior might warrant admittance to the mental asylum.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
- (alienism) an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
- (alienism) alienage: the quality of being alien
- A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating mental disorders.American Psychiatric Association. (Unknown last update). What is a Psychiatrist. Retrieved March 25, 2007, from http://www.healthyminds.org/whatisapsychiatrist. ...
- The Alienist is a crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994. It takes place in New York City in 1896, and includes appearances by many famous figures of New York society in that era, including Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. The sequel to the novel is The Angel of Darkness. ...
- The Alienist (Azyllo Muito Louco, also known as O Alienista) is a 1970 Brazilian comedy film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
- An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications; A psychiatrist or psychologist
- One who desires to estrange themselves from their own race, heritage or culture.
