French word

psychosomaticien

Pronunciation

IPA/psikozomatisjɛ̃/

Meaning

masculine nounpsychosomatic medicine specialist

Example

Je dois consulter un psychosomaticien demain.

I need to see a psychosomatic medicine specialist tomorrow.

Illustration for psychosomaticien (psychosomatic medicine specialist)

More examples

Le psychosomaticien propose souvent des approches combinant médecine et psychologie.

The psychosomatician often proposes approaches combining medicine and psychology.

Core concept

A doctor reading body complaints and emotional pressures as parts of one clinical picture.

Similar words

psychiatre: A physician who diagnoses and treats mental disorders.
psychologue: A mental health professional who provides psychotherapy.
médecin: A physician who diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries.
généraliste: A physician who treats many different illnesses and symptoms.

Definition in French

Médecin qui traite des troubles où des causes psychiques contribuent à des symptômes corporels.

Word origin

French formed psychosomaticien from psychosomatique with the suffix -ien, while psychosomatique comes from Greek psychē, mind, and sōma, body.

Usage tips

Psychosomaticien is specialized medical vocabulary and is not interchangeable with psychologue, which does not designate a medical doctor.