the study and treatment of disorders of behavior and personality, with emphasis on prevention through a clinical approach
Origin of orthopsychiatry
ortho- + psychiatryorthopsychiatry
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orthopsychiatry
noun
The psychiatric study, treatment, and prevention of emotional and behavioral problems, especially of those that arise during early development.
Related Forms:
- or′tho·psy′chi·at′ric or′tho·psy′chi·at′ri·cal
adjective
- or′tho·psy·chi′a·trist
noun
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young
Origin
ortho- +"Ž psychiatry
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orthopsychiatry - Medical Definition
n.
The psychiatric study, treatment, and prevention of emotional and behavioral problems, especially of those that arise during early development.
Related Forms:
- or′tho·psy′chi·at′ric (-sī′kē-ăt′rĭk) or′tho·psy′chi·at′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl)
adj.
- or′tho·psy·chi′a·trist
n.
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