orthopsychiatry

noun

or·​tho·​psy·​chi·​a·​try ˌȯr-thə-sə-ˈkī-ə-trē 

-(ˌ)sī-

: psychiatry concerned especially with the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders in youth

orthopsychiatric

ˌȯr-thə-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik 

adjective

orthopsychiatrist

ˌȯr-thə-sə-ˈkī-ə-trist 

-(ˌ)sī-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

orthopsychiatry

noun

or·​tho·​psy·​chi·​a·​try -sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -(ˌ)sī- 

plural orthopsychiatries

: prophylactic psychiatry concerned especially with incipient mental and behavioral disorders in youth

orthopsychiatric

-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik 

adjective