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orthopsychiatry

[ awr-thoh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy- ]

noun

  1. an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.


orthopsychiatry

/ ˌɔːθəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk; ˌɔːθəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ /

noun

  1. the study and treatment of mental disorders with emphasis on prevention during childhood
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Derived Forms

  • orthopsychiatric, adjective
  • ˌorthopsyˈchiatrist, noun
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Other Words From

  • or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric [awr-thoh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik], ortho·psychi·atri·cal adjective
  • ortho·psy·chia·trist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orthopsychiatry1

First recorded in 1920–25; ortho- + psychiatry
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Example Sentences

The study was published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

From US News

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From Salon

The stories of 20 habitual child drunkards, age 5 to 14, were told by Dr. Reginald S. Lourie in the American Jour nal of Orthopsychiatry.

"Orthopsychiatry," the scientific study of abnormal behavior, concentrates largely on children.

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