psy·cho·ther·a·peu·tics

(sī′kō-thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

Psychotherapy.

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psy•cho•ther•a•py

(ˌsaɪ koʊˈθɛr ə pi)

n., pl. -pies.

the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.

[1890–95]

psy`cho•ther′a•pist, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

psychotherapeutics - the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods

mental hygiene, psychotherapy

psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

clinical psychology - the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior

Freudian psychology - the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud

Jungian psychology - the psychological theories of Carl Jung

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The Failure of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

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Brain emotional systems and qualities of mental life: From animal models of affect to implications for psychotherapeutics. In D.

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([dagger]) Illicit drugs are defined in the NSDUH as marijuana, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically.

Driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, and alcohol and marijuana combined among persons aged 16-25 years--United States, 2002-2014

Implications for cognitively based psychotherapeutics. J Nerv Ment Dis 2008; 196:207-210.

Extreme appraisals of internal states and duration of remission in remitted bipolar patients

Development of the burden of prior authorization of psychotherapeutics (BoPAP) scale to assess the effects of prior authorization among Texas Medicaid providers.

Good, bad, and ugly: Prior authorization and medicolegal risk

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2013) reported a significant increase in nonmedical use of prescription psychotherapeutics (14,657 to 16,666, p=0.01) and painkillers (11,143 to 12,489, p=0.01) across age groups within a year's time (2011 2012).

Recognizing signs of prescription drug abuse and addiction, part I

Compared to multivitamin prescription of our study (37.8%) other studies in the region report varying frequencies from 5.9% to 50%.21519212225 The high prescription frequency of antibiotics analgesics GI drugs multivitamins and psychotherapeutics may indicate tendency of physicians towards symptomatic relief rather than curative treatment.Use of generic drug names is recommended worldwide but was very low in our study.

Prescription patterns of general practitioners in Peshawar Pakistan

Thousands of similar stories link suicide, self-harm, and violent behavior to psychotherapeutics, but these medicines, often referred to as blockbuster drugs because they top $1 billion in annual sales, are among the most popular in medical history.

Snared by drug companies: Drug companies are castling in on the epidemic of mental illness spawned by the psychiatric industry. But is this a case of the cure being worse than the disease?

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32), while the NSDUH reports that "in 2007, there were 2.5 million persons aged 12 or older who used psychotherapeutics nonmedically for the first time within the past year" (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2008, p.

Problematizing "drugs": a cultural assessment of recreational pharmaceutical use among young adults in the United States