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Socioenvironmental Therapy

Medical Definition: Therapy whose primary emphasis is on the physical and social structuring of the environment to promote interpersonal relationships which will be influential in reducing behavioral disturbances of patients.
Guide Notes: a psychother technique; DF: SOCIOENVIR THER
Previously Indexed: Psychotherapy (1966-1972)
Socioenvironmental Therapy Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Milieu Therapy - A treatment program based on manipulation of the patient's environment by the medical staff. The patient does not participate in planning the treatment regimen.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Residential Treatment - A specialized residential treatment program for behavior disorders including substance abuse. It may include therapeutically planned group living and learning situations including teaching of adaptive skills to help patient functioning in the community. (From Kahn, A. P. and Fawcett, J. Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 1993, p320.)

Socioenvironmental Therapy Medical Definitions and Terms

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