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psychotherapy vs therapy

therapy vs psychotherapy

psychotherapy and therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychotherapy Yes No No No
therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, therapy is a hypernym of psychotherapy; that is, therapy is a word with a broader meaning than psychotherapy:
  • psychotherapy: the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
  • therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
Other hypernyms of psychotherapy include treatment.
psychotherapy (noun) therapy (noun)
the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
Difference between psychotherapy and therapy

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