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psychoanalytic psychiatry

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psychoanalytic psychiatry
n.
The branch of psychiatry that applies the principles of psychoanalysis to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Also called dynamic psychiatry.


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Contributors cover the role of assessment in psychotherapy, the range of theories, therapy with individuals, cognitive analytic therapy, behavioral and cognitive therapies, cognitive therapy for severe mental disorders, group psychotherapy, child and adolescent individual psychoanalytic psychiatry, family therapy and systematic practice, and research in psychotherapy.
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