orthopsychiatry


or·tho·psy·chi·a·try

noun \-sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -(ˌ)sī-\
plural or·tho·psy·chi·a·tries

Definition of ORTHOPSYCHIATRY

: prophylactic psychiatry concerned especially with incipient mental and behavioral disorders in youth
or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric \-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik\ adjective

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