psychotherapy

n. psychological treatment of mental disorders; branch of psychiatry dealing with the use of psychological methods to treat mental disorders

Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid s in problems of living. This usually includes increasing individual sense of well-being and reducing subjective discomforting experience. Psychotherapists employ a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change and that are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient, or to improve group relationships (such as in a family).
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Psychotherapy /psy·cho·ther·a·py/ treatment of mental disorders and behavioral disturbances using verbal and nonverbal communication, as opposed to [more]Psychotherapy - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
(synonym) psychotherapeutics, mental hygiene
(hypernym) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
(hyponym) clinical psychology
2. the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
(hypernym) therapy
(hyponym) behavior therapy, behavior modification
(class) free-associate

Synonyms and related words:
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