r/Psychiatry↗
Psychiatry: medicine for the mind
We're a community created for psychiatrists and others in the mental health field to come together and discuss our field. We are not a subreddit to ask psychiatrists questions either about individual situations about psychiatry generally. Those questions should be directed to r/AskPsychiatry.
184k subscribers589 posts / mo in Sep 2026498 authors / mosince 2009
r/Psychiatry has 184k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 589 posts a month from 498 people. Top topics: Therapist Practice, Residency Matching and Medical Residency and Career Paths.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Therapist Practice1.2%
- Residency Matching0.9%
- Medical Residency and Career Paths0.8%
- Residency Advice and Challenges0.7%
- Client Therapy Issues0.6%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Doi
- JAMA Otolaryngology
- ScienceDirect
- Nature
- Wiley
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