psychotherapy

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The treatment of mental and emotional disorders through the use of psychological techniques designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems, with the goal being relief of symptoms, changes in behavior leading to improved social and vocational functioning, and personality growth.

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Same as psychotherapeutics.

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Treatment of functional disease by mental suggestion.

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Psychotherapeutics.

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The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

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the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

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the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods