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PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emotionally purging

Synonyms:

cathartic; psychotherapeutic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy

Example:

psychotherapeutic sessions

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

psychotherapy (the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods)

Derivation:

psychotherapy (the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means)

psychotherapy (the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods)

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