bibliotherapy
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noun \ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈther-ə-pē, -ˈthe-rə-\Definition of BIBLIOTHERAPY
: the use of reading materials for help in solving personal problems or for psychiatric therapy; also : the reading materials so used
First Known Use of BIBLIOTHERAPY
1919
bib·lio·ther·a·py
noun \-ˈther-ə-pē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; bib·lio·ther·a·pies
Medical Definition of BIBLIOTHERAPY
: the use of selected reading materials as therapeutic adjuvants in medicine and in psychiatry; also : guidance in the solution of personal problems through directed reading
—bib·lio·ther·a·peu·tic \-ther-ə-ˈpyüt-ik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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