Preferred Label : abreaction;
MeSH definition : A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is desensitized to emotionally painful,
often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the safety
of the treatment setting.;
MeSH synonym : abreactions;
MeSH annotation : no qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abreaction;
Origin ID : D000035;
UMLS CUI : C0000828;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is desensitized to emotionally painful,
often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the safety
of the treatment setting.
