Medical Dictionary

bibliotherapy

noun bib·lio·ther·a·py \-ˈther-ə-pē\
plural bib·lio·ther·a·pies

Medical Definition of BIBLIOTHERAPY

:  the use of selected reading materials as therapeutic adjuvants in medicine and in psychiatry; also :  guidance in the solution of personal problems through directed reading
bib·lio·ther·a·peu·tic \-ther-ə-ˈpyüt-ik\ adjective

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