psychotherapy
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psychotherapy
The professional treatment of psychological, emotional, or psychosomatic disorders and illnesses using scientifically recognized psychological methods. The treatment is carried out by a trained therapist.
Sie hat eine Psychotherapie begonnen, um ihre Angststörung zu bewältigen.
She has started psychotherapy to cope with her anxiety disorder.
The word is made up of 'Psycho-' and 'Therapie' (therapy). 'Psycho-' comes from Greek and means 'soul' or 'mind', while 'Therapie' means 'treatment'. Literally, it is therefore a 'treatment of the soul'.
Psychotherapie kann bei vielen seelischen Problemen helfen.
Psychotherapy can help with many emotional problems.
In connection with 'Psychotherapie' (psychotherapy), the verbs 'machen' (to do), 'beginnen' (to begin), or 'brauchen' (to need) are often used to express the process of starting or taking part in it.
Er überlegt, ob er eine Psychotherapie anfangen soll.
He is considering whether he should start psychotherapy.
To describe the state, you use 'in Psychotherapie sein' (to be in psychotherapy). To describe the action, you say 'zur Psychotherapie gehen' (to go to psychotherapy).
Sie ist aktuell in Psychotherapie.
She is currently in psychotherapy.
psychiatry
Here, Psychiatrie refers to the clinic or hospital department where people with mental illnesses are treated. Psychotherapie, by contrast, is a specific professional treatment method. Psychiatrie is the appropriate term for the place of treatment, while Psychotherapie is used for treatment with psychological methods.
Wegen ihrer Angststörung beginnt Mia eine Psychotherapie bei einer ausgebildeten Therapeutin.
Because of her anxiety disorder, Mia is starting psychotherapy with a trained therapist.
Wegen ihrer schweren Angststörung lässt sich Mia in der Psychiatrie behandeln.
Because of her severe anxiety disorder, Mia is being treated in a psychiatric hospital.
