"group therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡɹupˈθɛɹəpi/ Forms: group therapies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} group therapy (usually uncountable, plural group therapies)
  1. A form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: group therapist Translations (a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group): 團體心理治療 /团体心理治疗 (tuántǐ xīnlǐ zhìliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), gruppeterapi [common-gender] (Danish), ryhmäterapia (Finnish), thérapie de groupe [feminine] (French), csoportterápia (Hungarian), گروه درمانی (goruh darmâni) (Persian), группова́я терапи́я (gruppovája terapíja) [feminine] (Russian), gruppterapi [common-gender] (Swedish), групова́ терапі́я (hrupová terapíja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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