psychotherapy
noun
psy·cho·ther·a·py
ˌsī-kō-ˈther-ə-pē 
: treatment of mental or emotional disorder or of related bodily ills by psychological means
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While in the program, kids with chronic pain receive daily doses of physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, and recreational and music therapy by a team of providers who work together to coordinate care for each patient.
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Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 16 May 2024
Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of psychotherapy, can help address some of the bigger underlying problems that make poor hygiene such a hard cycle to break, Bigaouette said.
—Anna Gibbs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Clinical trials combining psilocybin with psychotherapy in the weeks before and after taking the drug report substantial improvements in symptoms of psychiatric conditions such as treatment-resistant depression and alcohol use disorder.
—Kevin F. Boehnke, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
In 2012, Mayberry read an article about research that suggested group interpersonal psychotherapy was an effective way to treat depression among people in rural Uganda.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Like many of Phillips’s previous works, this roving collection of writings fuses the lexicon of psychotherapy with literary criticism to upend conventional ideas about common emotional experiences—among them repression, longing, and loss.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
There’s good evidence that psychotherapy and other forms of mental health treatment can help people with IBD.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
Become a Subscriber Among those who can afford it, regular psychotherapy is often viewed as a lifelong project, like working out or going to the dentist.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2024
What about psychotherapy, which is so prominent in much of the Western world?
—Tyler Cowen, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 16 May 2024
Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of psychotherapy, can help address some of the bigger underlying problems that make poor hygiene such a hard cycle to break, Bigaouette said.
—Anna Gibbs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Clinical trials combining psilocybin with psychotherapy in the weeks before and after taking the drug report substantial improvements in symptoms of psychiatric conditions such as treatment-resistant depression and alcohol use disorder.
—Kevin F. Boehnke, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
In 2012, Mayberry read an article about research that suggested group interpersonal psychotherapy was an effective way to treat depression among people in rural Uganda.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Like many of Phillips’s previous works, this roving collection of writings fuses the lexicon of psychotherapy with literary criticism to upend conventional ideas about common emotional experiences—among them repression, longing, and loss.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
There’s good evidence that psychotherapy and other forms of mental health treatment can help people with IBD.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
Become a Subscriber Among those who can afford it, regular psychotherapy is often viewed as a lifelong project, like working out or going to the dentist.
—Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2024
What about psychotherapy, which is so prominent in much of the Western world?
—Tyler Cowen, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
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psychotherapy
noun
psy·cho·ther·a·py
ˌsī-kō-ˈther-ə-pē
: treatment of mental or emotional disorder or of related bodily illnesses by psychological means
Medical Definition
psychotherapy
noun
psy·cho·ther·a·py
ˌsī-kō-ˈther-ə-pē
plural psychotherapies
1
: treatment of mental or emotional disorder or maladjustment by psychological means especially involving verbal communication (as in psychoanalysis, nondirective psychotherapy, reeducation, or hypnosis)
2
: any alteration in an individual's interpersonal environment, relationships, or life situation brought about especially by a qualified therapist and intended to have the effect of alleviating symptoms of mental or emotional disturbance
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