orthopsychiatry

[ awr-thoh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy- ]

noun

1. an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.

orthopsychiatry

/ ˌɔːθəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk; ˌɔːθəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ /

noun

1. the study and treatment of mental disorders with emphasis on prevention during childhood

Derived Forms

• orthopsychiatric, adjective
• ˌorthopsyˈchiatrist, noun

Other Words From

• or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric [awr-thoh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik], ortho·psychi·atri·cal adjective
• ortho·psy·chia·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthopsychiatry¹

First recorded in 1920–25; ortho- + psychiatry