Meanings
plural group therapies
- uncountableusuallyA form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounpsychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 團體心理治療 /团体心理治疗
- 團體心理治療 /团体心理治疗 (tuántǐ xīnlǐ zhìliáo)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Danish gruppeterapi
- gruppeterapia form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Finnish ryhmäterapia
- ryhmäterapiaa form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
French thérapie de groupe
- thérapie de groupea form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Hungarian csoportterápia
- csoportterápiaa form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Persian گروه درمانی
- گروه درمانی (goruh darmâni)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Russian группова́я терапи́я
- группова́я терапи́я (gruppovája terapíja)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Swedish gruppterapi
- gruppterapia form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Ukrainian групова́ терапі́я
- групова́ терапі́я (hrupová terapíja)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Cite this entry
group therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy
“group therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “group therapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy.
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