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Definition of: psychotherapy
(sī′kō·ther′ə·pē) noun
The treatment of nervous and mental disorders, especially by psychological methods, as hypnosis, re-education, psychonanalysis, etc. Also psy′cho·ther′a·peu′tics (-ther′ə·py′tiks).
—psy′chother′a·peu′tic adjective
—psy′cho·ther′a·pist noun
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