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orthopsychiatry
[ awr-thoh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy- ]
noun
- an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
orthopsychiatry
/ ˌɔːθəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ; ˌɔːθəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /
noun
- the study and treatment of mental disorders with emphasis on prevention during childhood
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Derived Forms
- ˌorthopsyˈchiatrist, noun
- orthopsychiatric, adjective
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Other Words From
- or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric [awr-thoh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik], ortho·psychi·atri·cal adjective
- ortho·psy·chia·trist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orthopsychiatry1
First recorded in 1920–25; ortho- + psychiatry
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