The study and treatment of human behaviour problems utilizing principles derived from the behavioural, medical, and social science with emphasis on promotion of mental health. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(or″tho-si-ki´ә-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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Type: Term Pronunciation: ōr′thō-sī-kī′ă-trē Definitions: 1. A cross-disciplinary science combining child psychiatry, developmental psychology, pediatrics, and family care devoted to the discovery, prevention, and treatment of mental and psychological disorders in children and adolescents.
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orthopsychiatry 1. The division of psychiatry concerned with mental hygiene, prevention of mental disorder, and early detection of developmental deviations. 2. The branch of psychiatry concerned with mental and emotional development. It encompasses child psychiatry and mental hygiene.
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orthopsychiatry, orthopsychiatric 1. A branch of psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention of mental or behavioural disorders. 2. A cross-disciplinary science combining child psychiatry, pediatrics, developmental psychology, and family care devoted to the discovery, prevention, and treatment of mental and psychological disorders in child...
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an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, esp. of young people.
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