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psychoanalyst

 [si″ko-an´ah-list]
a practitioner of psychoanalysis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

psy·cho·an·a·lyst

(sī'kō-an'ă-list),
A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, trained in psychoanalysis and employing its methods in the treatment of emotional disorders.
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psychoanalyst

A person trained in psychoanalysis, who may or may not be a medical doctor.
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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.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

psy·cho·an·a·lyst

(sī'kō-an'ă-list)
A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, trained in psychoanalysis and employing its methods in the treatment of emotional disorders.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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A patient starts by telling a psychoanalyst a story, the story of his life, or of his suffering.
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