psychotherapeutics

psy·cho·ther·a·peu·tics

P0637100 (sī′kō-thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) Psychotherapy.

psy•cho•ther•a•py

(ˌsaɪ koʊˈθɛr ə pi)

n., pl. -pies. the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy. [1890–95] psy`cho•ther′a•pist, n.

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psychotherapeutics - the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methodsmental hygiene, psychotherapypsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersclinical psychology - the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behaviorFreudian psychology - the psychological theories of Sigmund FreudJungian psychology - the psychological theories of Carl Jung

psychotherapeutics

psy·cho·ther·a·py

(sī-kō-thār'ă-pē), Treatment of emotional, behavioral, personality, and psychiatric disorders based primarily on verbal or nonverbal communication and interventions with the patient, in contrast to treatments using chemical and physical measures. See entries under psychoanalysis; psychiatry; psychology; therapy Synonym(s): psychotherapeutics [psycho- + G. therapeia, treatment]