| supportive care | Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's comfort and quality of life. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| supportive psychotherapy | Psychotherapy aiming at bolstering the patient's psychological defenses and providing him or her reassurance, as in crisis intervention, rather than probing provocatively into his or her conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |