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psychiatry vs psychotherapy

psychotherapy vs psychiatry

psychiatry and psychotherapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychiatry Yes No No No
psychotherapy Yes No No No
As nouns, psychotherapy is a hyponym of psychiatry; that is, psychotherapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychiatry:
  • psychiatry: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  • psychotherapy: the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
Other hyponyms of psychiatry include alienism, mental hygiene, psychotherapeutics.
psychiatry (noun) psychotherapy (noun)
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
Difference between psychiatry and psychotherapy

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