Dictionary

psychotherapy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/
• sīkōthĕr'əpē
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English psychotherapy From psycho- + therapy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.
   • Literally hundreds of studies have shown that on average psychotherapy works as well for these conditions as do medications. 2014 January 24, Dr. Charles Raison, “Here’s what to do about your anxiety”, in CNN:
   • In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain. 2011 October 4, Amanda MacMillan, “Depressed brains may hate differently”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

antipsychotherapy · ecopsychotherapy · activity group psychotherapy

Hyponyms

psychoanalysis

Relateds

psychotherapeutic · psychotherapist

Translations (40)

hi मनोचिकित्सा (treatment of those with mental illness) · fr psychothérapie (treatment of those with mental illness) · cmn 精神療法 /精神疗法 (treatment of those with mental illness) · tr psikoterapi (treatment of those with mental illness) · hu pszichoterápia (treatment of those with mental illness) · cs psychoterapie (treatment of those with mental illness) · cmn 心理療法 /心理疗法 (treatment of those with mental illness) · pt psicoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · cmn 精神治療 /精神治疗 (treatment of those with mental illness) · mk психотерапија (treatment of those with mental illness) · nl psychotherapie (treatment of those with mental illness) · la psychotherapīa (treatment of those with mental illness) · uk психотерапі́я (treatment of those with mental illness) · da psykoterapi (treatment of those with mental illness) · ga síciteiripe (treatment of those with mental illness) · de Psychotherapie (treatment of those with mental illness) · et psühhoteraapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · hy հոգեթերապիա (treatment of those with mental illness) · lv psihoterapija (treatment of those with mental illness) · ca psicoteràpia (treatment of those with mental illness) · gu માનસોપચાર (treatment of those with mental illness) · es psicoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · ast sicoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · el ψυχοθεραπεία (treatment of those with mental illness) · bg психотерапия (treatment of those with mental illness) · th จิตบำบัด (treatment of those with mental illness) · fi psykoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · sv psykoterapi (treatment of those with mental illness) · az psixoterapiya (treatment of those with mental illness) · pl psychoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · ka ფსიქოთერაპია (treatment of those with mental illness) · it psicoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · be псіхатэрапі́я (treatment of those with mental illness) · ru психотерапи́я (treatment of those with mental illness) · cmn 心理治療 /心理治疗 (treatment of those with mental illness) · sq psikoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · te మానసిక చికిత్స (treatment of those with mental illness) · gl psicoterapia (treatment of those with mental illness) · vi tâm lý trị liệu (treatment of those with mental illness) · he טיפול נפשי (treatment of those with mental illness)