psychotherapy | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,psychiatry) the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | |
Synonyms: | mental_hygiene psychotherapeutics | |
Related terms: | psychiatry jungian_psychology freudian_psychology clinical_psychology | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,psychology) the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means | |
Related terms: | therapy psychoanalysis group_therapy self-analysis crisis_intervention client-centered_therapy behavior_therapy hypnotherapy play_therapy free-associate | |
Similar spelling: |
psychotherapist Psychotria psychotropic Psychodidae |