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Multi-word Results
electroconvulsive therapy |
see "electroshock therapy." |
electroshock therapy |
in psychiatry, a form of therapy in which electrical currents are passed through the brain. |
group therapy |
psychotherapy that uses group discussions of common problems, feelings, and the like as a method of treatment, usu. under the guidance of a therapist. |
occupational therapy |
therapy consisting of work designed to provide mental diversion or a creative outlet, exercise to heal or correct a physical deficiency or injury, or training in vocational skills. |
physical therapy |
the treatment of disease and injury by physical and mechanical means, such as exercise, heat, ultraviolet or infrared light, hydrotherapy, or massage, rather than by drugs; physiotherapy. |
primal therapy |
a psychological treatment in which the patient is encouraged to express the violent emotions of infancy by crying, screaming, shouting, or the like. |
radium therapy |
the treatment of disease, esp. cancer, by means of radium. |
self-therapy |
combined form of therapy. |
shock therapy |
a method of treating certain mental disorders by electric shock or drugs; electroconvulsive therapy; shock treatment. |
speech therapy |
treatment of speech and language disorders of either physical or cognitive origins. |
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