SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY


Meaning of SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY in English

a type of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce psychological conflict and strengthen a patient's defenses through the use of various techniques, as reassurance, suggestion, counseling, and reeducation.

[ 1960-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .