Psychiatry and Psychology

Therapeutic Community

Psychotherapeutic technique which emphasizes socioenvironmental and interpersonal influences in the resocialization and rehabilitation of the patient. The setting is usually a hospital unit or ward in which professional and nonprofessional staff interact with the patients.

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Abstract

Psychotherapeutic technique which emphasizes socioenvironmental and interpersonal influences in the resocialization and rehabilitation of the patient. The setting is usually a hospital unit or ward in which professional and nonprofessional staff interact with the patients.

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3 entry terms
  • Community, Therapeutic
  • Communities, Therapeutic
  • Therapeutic Communities

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History Note

69(67)

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Previous Indexing

  • Psychotherapy (1966)
  • Psychotherapy, Group (1966)

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  1. F04.754w.864.392w.701w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Therapeutic Community. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013808. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013808
  2. Therapeutic Community. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_community
  3. Therapeutic Community. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676211