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Psychiatrist vs Mentalist - What's the difference?

psychiatrist | mentalist |

As nouns the difference between psychiatrist and mentalist

is that psychiatrist is (medicine) a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry while mentalist is a practitioner of mentalism.

As an adjective mentalist is

of or relating to mentalism.

psychiatrist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

    • See also

    * psychotherapist * shrink * head-shrinker * couch doctor English words prefixed with psych-

    mentalist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to mentalism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A practitioner of mentalism.
  • (slang) An insane person.
  • * I'm Alan Partridge'' (TV series), ''To Kill a Mocking Alan
    • Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint.
    Alan Partridge: Yep.
    Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother.
    Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist !