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ecopsychiatry

ecopsychiatry noun: the application of ecological thought to the study and practice of psychiatry.

Noun

ecopsychiatry (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The application of ecological thought to the study and practice of psychiatry.

Origin of ecopsychiatry

From eco- + psychiatry; coined in the late 1970s by the American Psychiatric Association.

Questions about ecopsychiatry

What does ecopsychiatry mean?
Ecopsychiatry means the application of ecological thought to the study and practice of psychiatry.
What part of speech is ecopsychiatry?
Ecopsychiatry is a noun.

Words near ecopsychiatry in the dictionary

  1. ecoprotests
  2. ecoprovince
  3. ecoprovinces
  4. ecoprovincial
  5. ecopsychiatric
  6. ecopsychiatry
  7. ecopsychological
  8. ecopsychologically
  9. ecopsychologies
  10. ecopsychologist
  11. ecopsychologists

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