orthopsychiatrist

Variant of orthopsychiatry

orthopsychiatry definition

ortho·psychia·try (-sī kī′ə trē)

noun

the study and treatment of disorders of behavior and personality, with emphasis on prevention through a clinical approach

Etymology: ortho- + psychiatry

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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