| supportive |
furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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| supportive treatment |
Only that treatment needed to sustain the patient's status
Ãâó: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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| supportive psychotherapy |
A form of psychotherapy in which consistency, support from others and a hopeful attitude are used to contain and sustain the patient through crisis periods, and encourage small gains over time.
Ãâó: www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_glossary.htm
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| supportive psychotherapy |
Psychotherapy that seeks to strengthen patients' defenses and to provide them with reassurance, rather than to probe deeply into their conflicts.
Ãâó: www.ohpsych.org/Public/glossary.htm
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| supportive p. |
that aimed at reinforcing a patient's defenses, relieving immediate crises or acute disequilibria, reducing symptoms to a premorbid level, and promoting the healthy aspects of the patient, without probing emotional conflicts or trying to alter the basic personality. Specific methods include advice; guidance; reassurance; desensitization; art, music, or dance therapy; and occupational therapy.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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