psychiatryczne

Psychiatryczne is a Polish adjective meaning "psychiatric," used to describe things related to psychiatry, the medical field that focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental disorders. The term appears in compound noun phrases and as an attributive adjective, typically before neuter or plural nouns such as badanie psychiatryczne (psychiatric examination), centrum psychiatryczne (psychiatric center), or zaburzenia psychiatryczne (psychiatric disorders).

Origin and form: The word derives from the noun psychiatria (psychiatry) and the adjectival suffix -czny. In Polish, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify: masculine forms include psychiatryczny, feminine psychiatryczna, and neuter psychiatryczne. The neuter singular and the plural form psychiatryczne are used with neuter singular nouns (e.g., badanie psychiatryczne) or with plural nouns (e.g., zaburzenia psychiatryczne).

Usage and scope: Psychiatryczne is used to label concepts, facilities, services, or phenomena associated with psychiatric care. It is not the name of the discipline itself—that is psychiatria—but it describes aspects within the field, such as psychiatric care, psychiatric evaluation, or psychiatric disorders. The term is commonly found in medical, health policy, and academic contexts.

Translations: The English equivalent is psychiatric. Related terms include psychiatry (the discipline), psychiatric care, psychiatric disorders, and psychiatric evaluation.

See also: Psychiatry, psychiatric care, psychiatryczne terms in medical Polish, mental health.