[Ads-l] Antedating of "Psychiatrist"

[Shapiro, Fred]

psychiatrist (OED 1874)

1869 _Courier-Journal_ (Louisville, Ky.) 18 May 1 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  The celebrated authoress of the "Heir of Redclyffe," Miss Yonge, has gone to Paris to consult several leading psychiatrists.  The lady has recently upon several occasions shown unmistakable symptoms of hypochondria, bordering upon insanity.

Fred Shapiro

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