teletherapy

English

Etymology 1

tele- +‎ therapy; formed in the 19th century.

Noun

teletherapy (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment.

   Hypernyms: quackery, therapy

Etymology 2

tele- +‎ therapy; formed circa the 1940s.

Noun

teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)

1. 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

tele- +‎ therapy; formed in the 21st century.

Noun

teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)

1. 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.