Alienist

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  • noun. A physician who evaluates the competence of defendants to stand trial.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One engaged in the scientific study or treatment of mental diseases.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who treats diseases of the mind.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
  • noun. A psychiatrist or psychologist.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
    • Word Usage
    "Bucke (1837-1902), an interesting character, rugged adventurer, medical doctor, and "alienist" (psychiatrist) helped set up an "insane asylum" in Canada with quite progressive "treatment" for its time."
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    head-shrinker  psychiatrist  shrink  
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    Adler  Freud  Horney  Pavlov  Reich  
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