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psychoeducation

noun/ˌsaɪkəʊˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/

B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The provision of structured information to patients and families about a mental disorder and its management.

Simple psychoeducation about the warning signs of relapse enabled the family to seek help far earlier.

Topic: Mental health in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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