psychotherapy

English

Etymology

psycho- + therapy

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sīkōthĕr'əpē, IPA(key): /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/

Noun

psychotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural psychotherapies)

  1. The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

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