psychotherapy |
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| 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 |
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