teletherapy
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]tele- + therapy; formed in the 19th century.
Noun
[edit]teletherapy (uncountable)
- (archaic) A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment.
Etymology 2
[edit]tele- + therapy; formed circa the 1940s.
Noun
[edit]teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)
- Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.
- Hypernyms: radiation therapy, radiotherapy, therapy
- Coordinate term: brachytherapy
Etymology 3
[edit]tele- + therapy; formed in the 21st century.
Noun
[edit]teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)
- Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls.
- Hypernyms: psychotherapy, therapy, telehealth, telemedicine
- 2024 May 16, A.W. Ohlheiser, “Teletherapy can really help, and really hurt. From privacy breaches to bad providers, teletherapy services often come with a hidden cost”, in Vox[1], retrieved 2024-05-21:
- The experience of being a patient through services like these will vary. Plenty of people who sign up for teletherapy through services like BetterHelp will have their needs met. I currently use a telehealth service provided by my insurance that matched me with a local practitioner in order to access medication, and I’m happy with it.