psychotherapeutistn.
/ˌsʌɪkəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌsaɪkəˌθɛrəˈpjudɪst/ rare.
= psychotherapist n. at psychotherapy n. Derivatives.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > alternative practitioner > [noun] > using mind power
mind-curer1856
mental healer1885
suggestionist1896
mind-healer1905
psychotherapeutist1905
psychic surgeon1975
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > non-scientific treatments > [noun] > treatment by psychical influence > one who practises
psychotherapeutist1905
the world > health and disease > healing > psychiatry > [noun] > psychotherapist
psychotherapist1908
psychotherapeutist1957
1905 Daily Chron. 5 May 4/4 ‘I would suggest’, said Mr. Arthur Hallam, of the Psychotherapeutists or Mind-Healers, ‘that you come and see us at work’.
1906 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. Oct. 520 The psychotherapeutist should be an honest man and an expert clinician.
1957 Listener 12 Sept. 401/1 The psycho-therapeutist..no longer confines his attention to the classical mental disorders, but,..has set up advisory centres to deal with problems of life or..mental hygiene.
1962 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 4 June 6/4 The first [influence on President Kennedy's thinking] is that of Dr. Emile Coue, the celebrated French psychotherapeutist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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