psychotherapeutics

/ˌsaɪkoʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks/
noun
  1. The branch of medicine or psychology that deals with the treatment of mental and emotional disorders through psychological methods.
    • The conference focused on advances in psychotherapeutics for treating trauma.
    • She studied psychotherapeutics to better understand how talk therapy can help people with anxiety.
    • Modern psychotherapeutics includes many approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis.
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