orthopsychiatry

American  

[awr-thoh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-] / ˌɔr θoʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ- /

noun

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

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orthopsychiatry British  

/ ˌɔːθəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk, ˌɔːθəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• orthopsychiatrist
  noun
• orthopsychiatrical
  adjective
• orthopsychiatric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of orthopsychiatry

First recorded in 1920–25; ortho- + psychiatry