Psychiatry and Psychology

Dignity Therapy

Evidence-based psychotherapeutic modality for patients who are classified as terminally ill. Such patients may have loss of autonomy, severe physical pain, and challenging existential and spiritual experience, which contribute to disintegration of patient's sense of self.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Evidence-based psychotherapeutic modality for patients who are classified as terminally ill. Such patients may have loss of autonomy, severe physical pain, and challenging existential and spiritual experience, which contribute to disintegration of patient's sense of self.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Dignity Psychotherapy
  • Dignity Psychotherapies
  • Dignity Therapies
  • Psychotherapies, Dignity
  • Psychotherapy, Dignity
  • Therapies, Dignity
  • Therapy, Dignity

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Psychotherapy (2015-2023)

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Tree Number

  1. F04.754w.286

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NLM Classification

WM 420.5.D5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dignity Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096225. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096225
  2. Dignity Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124260047