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bibliotherapy
noun bib·lio·ther·a·py \ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈther-ə-pē, -ˈthe-rə-\
Definition of BIBLIOTHERAPY
: the use of reading materials for help in solving personal problems or for psychiatric therapy; also : the reading materials so used
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First Known Use of BIBLIOTHERAPY
1919
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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