| psychotherapeutic | Relating to psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychotherapeutic processes | Experiential, attitudinal, emotional, or behavioural phenomena occurring during the course of treatment. They apply to the patient or therapist (i.e., nurse, doctor, etc.) individually or to their interaction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapeutics | A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapist | A person, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, professionally trained and engaged in psychotherapy. Currently, the term is also applied to social workers, nurses, and others whose state licensing practice acts include psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotherapy | A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, brief | Any form of psychotherapy designed to produce therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time, generally not more than 20 sessions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, group | A form of therapy in which two or more patients participate under the guidance of one or more psychotherapists for the purpose of treating emotional disturbances, social maladjustments, and psychotic states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, multiple | The use of more than one therapist at one time in individual or group psychotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychotherapy, rational-emotive | The replacement of illogical and unrealistic ideas with more realistic and adaptive ones through direct intervention and confrontation by the therapist. (12 Dec 1998) |