psychotherapy

Definition

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

Etymology

From psycho- + therapy.

Example Sentences

• "In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain."
• "Literally hundreds of studies have shown that on average psychotherapy works as well for these conditions as do medications."