orthopsychiatry

(-sī kī′ə trē)

noun

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

Origin: ortho- + psychiatry

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See orthopsychiatry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The psychiatric study, treatment, and prevention of emotional and behavioral problems, especially of those that arise during early development.

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orˌtho·psyˌchi·atˈric (-sīˌkē-ătˈrĭk), orˌtho·psyˌchi·atˈri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adjective

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