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psycholytic

psycholytic adjective: of or relating to a kind of therapy involving low to medium doses of psychedelic drugs, mainly used to treat patients with neurotic and psychosomatic disorders.

Adjective

psycholytic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a kind of therapy involving low to medium doses of psychedelic drugs, mainly used to treat patients with neurotic and psychosomatic disorders.

Origin of psycholytic

From psycho- + -lytic. Coined by Ronald A. Sandison. Literally meaning "soul-dissolving", referring to the belief that the therapy can dissolve conflicts in the mind.

Questions about psycholytic

What does psycholytic mean?
Psycholytic means of or relating to a kind of therapy involving low to medium doses of psychedelic drugs, mainly used to treat patients with neurotic and psychosomatic disorders.
What part of speech is psycholytic?
Psycholytic is an adjective.

Words near psycholytic in the dictionary

  1. psychologue
  2. psychologues
  3. psychology
  4. psychologylike
  5. psycholysis
  6. psycholytic
  7. psychomachia
  8. psychomachias
  9. psychomachies
  10. psychomachy
  11. psychomancy

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