| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
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| AGPA | American Group Practice Association; American Group Psychotherapy Association |
| ACP | accessory conduction pathway; acid phosphatase; acyl carrier protein; American College of Pathologis... |
| AJKD | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association |
| anaclitic psychotherapy | A psychotherapeutic method characterised by encouragement and utilization of the patient's tendency to depend and lean upon the therapist as an authority figure; often contrasted with psychoanalytic therapy, which seeks to dissolve, rather than exploit, this phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| autonomous psychotherapy | A type of psychoanalytic psychotherapy placing special emphasis on the value of the patient's self-determination in both the therapeutic situation and in real life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brief psychotherapy | Any form of psychotherapy or counseling designed to produce emotional or behavioural therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time (generally not more than 20 sessions). Brief therapy is usually active and directive; it is more clearly indicated when there are clearly defined symptoms or problems, and where the goals are limited and specific. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pan american health organization | <organisation> WHO regional office for the americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research. (21 Jun 2000) |
| marathon group psychotherapy | A type of group psychotherapy characterised by uninterrupted sessions for periods of hours or days, with minimal interruptions for food and rest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reconstructive psychotherapy | A form of therapy, such as psychoanalysis, that seeks not only to alleviate symptoms but also to produce alterations in maladaptive character structure and to expedite new adaptive potentials; this aim is achieved by bringing into consciousness an awareness of and insight into conflicts, fears, inhibitions, and their manifestations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group psychotherapy | A type of psychological treatment involving several patients participating together in the presence of one or more psychotherapists who facilitate both emotional and rational cognitive interaction to effect uniquely targeted changes in the maladaptive behaviour of the individual patient in his or her everyday interpersonal exchanges. See also entries under group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contractual psychotherapy | Psychotherapy based on a firm agreement, or "contract," between therapist and patient as to the role of each in the therapeutic situation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhagic fever, american | Diseases caused by american haemorrhagic fever viruses (tacaribe complex viruses). (12 Dec 1998) |
| heteronomous psychotherapy | Term embracing all forms of psychotherapy that foster the patient's dependence on others, especially dependence on the psychotherapist, in contrast to autonomous psychotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychoanalytic psychotherapy | Psychotherapy utilizing freudian principles. See: psychoanalysis. Synonym: dynamic 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) |