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Psychiatric Somatic Therapies
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Definition
: The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY), in contrast with psychotherapy. (Stone, American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988, p159)
"biol treatment of ment disord"; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: PSYCHIATRIC SOMATIC THER
Examples
Convulsive Therapy
;
Orthomolecular Therapy
;
Psychopharmacology
;
Psychosurgery
Other names
Therapy, Psychiatric Somatic; Somatic Therapy, Psychiatric; Therapies, Psychiatric Somatic; Somatic Therapies, Psychiatric; Psychiatric Somatic Therapy