Usage Note
Psiquiátrico relates to psychiatry and mental health treatment. In Spanish the 'ps-' cluster is standard in writing but the initial 'p' is always silent in speech, making the spoken form begin with 's'. A hospital psiquiátrico is a psychiatric hospital; the specialist is a psiquiatra.
Examples
"El paciente ingresó en un centro psiquiátrico."
Natural Translation
The patient was admitted to a psychiatric centre.
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