psy·cho·an·a·lyst (s  k - n  -l st)n. A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist, who is trained in psychoanalysis and employs its methods in treating emotional disorders. |
psychoanalyst
[sī′kō·an′əlist]
a psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist, who has had special training in psychoanalysis and who applies the techniques of psychoanalytic theory.
psychoanalyst [si″ko-an´ah-list]
a practitioner of psychoanalysis.
psychoanalyst
Psychiatry A person who diagnoses and treats emotional disorders by exploring a Pt's mental and emotional history and makeup; treatment is usually long-term. See Psychiatrist, Psychologist.
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