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orthopsychiatry

or·tho·psy·chi·a·try [ àwrthō si k ətree, àwrthō sī k ətree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
treatment of childhood psychological problems: a cross-disciplinary method of diagnosing, preventing, and treating childhood psychological problems that involves psychiatrists, child psychologists, pediatricians, and social workers


or·tho·psy·chi·at·ric [ àwrthə skee áttrik ] adjective
or·tho·psy·chi·a·trist [ àwrthō si k ətrist, àwrthō sī k ətrist ] noun
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