or·tho·psy·chi·a·try (ôr th -s -k   -tr , -s-)n. The psychiatric study, treatment, and prevention of emotional and behavioral problems, especially of those that arise during early development. |
orthopsychiatry
[-sīkī′ətrē]
Etymology: Gk, orthos + psyche, mind, iatreia, treatment
the branch of psychiatry that specializes in correcting incipient and borderline mental and behavioral disorders, especially in children, and in developing preventive techniques to promote mental health and emotional growth and development. It involves a collaborative approach from psychology, psychiatry, and psychiatric social work. See also mental hygiene.
orthopsychiatry [or″tho-si-ki´ah-tre]
an interdisciplinary field that combines psychiatry with principles of psychology, sociology, social work, and other fields in the study and practice of maintaining or restoring mental health, emphasizing a prophylactic approach to mental disease.
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