orthopsychiatry

orthopsychiatry
A cross-disciplinary science combining child psychiatry, developmental psychology, pediatrics, and family care devoted to the discovery, prevention, and treatment of mental and psychological disorders in children and adolescents.

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or·tho·psy·chi·a·try -sə-'kī-ə-trē, -(.)sī- n, pl -tries prophylactic psychiatry concerned esp. with incipient mental and behavioral disorders in youth
or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric -.sī-kē-'a-trik adj

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or·tho·psy·chi·a·try (or″tho-si-kiґə-tre) [ortho- + psychiatry] an interdisciplinary field that combines psychiatry with principles of psychology, sociology, social work, and other fields in the study and practice of maintaining or restoring mental health, emphasizing a prophylactic approach to mental disease.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • orthopsychiatry — [ôr΄thəsī kī′ə trē] n. [ ORTHO + PSYCHIATRY] the study and treatment of disorders of behavior and personality, with emphasis on prevention through a clinical approach orthopsychiatric [ôr΄thəsī΄kē a′trik] adj. orthopsychiatrist n …   English World dictionary

  • orthopsychiatry — noun Date: circa 1927 psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders in youth • orthopsychiatric adjective • orthopsychiatrist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • orthopsychiatry — orthopsychiatric /awr thoh suy kee a trik/, orthopsychiatrical, adj. orthopsychiatrist, n. /awr thoh si kuy euh tree, suy /, n. an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, esp. of young people. [1920… …   Universalium

  • orthopsychiatry — noun Branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young …   Wiktionary

  • orthopsychiatry — n. preventative treatment of behavior disorders in young people (Psychiatry) É”rθəʊsaɪ kaɪətrɪ / ɔːθ …   English contemporary dictionary

  • orthopsychiatry — or·tho·psychiatry …   English syllables

  • orthopsychiatry — or•tho•psy•chi•a•try [[t]ˌɔr θoʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, saɪ [/t]] n. pst an approach to psychiatry that is concerned with the prophylactic treatment of behavioral disorders, esp. in young people or tho•psy•chi′a•trist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • orthopsychiatry — /ˌɔθoʊsəˈkaɪətri/ (say .awthohsuh kuyuhtree) noun the science that concerns itself with the study and treatment of behaviour disorders, especially of young people. –orthopsychiatric /ˌɔθoʊsaɪkiˈætrɪk/ (say .awthohsuykee atrik), orthopsychiatrical …  

  • orthopsychiatry —   n. preventive psychiatry for young people …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • orthopsychiatry — “+ noun Etymology: orth + psychiatry : prophylactic psychiatry concerned especially with incipient mental and behavioral disorders in childhood and youth compare mental hygiene …   Useful english dictionary

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