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Psychiatric Somatic Therapies

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Definition: The biologic treatment of mental disorders (e.g., ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY), in contrast with psychotherapy. (Stone, American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988, p159)  "biol treatment of ment disord"; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: PSYCHIATRIC SOMATIC THER   
Examples Convulsive Therapy; Orthomolecular Therapy; Psychopharmacology; Psychosurgery 		Other names Therapy, Psychiatric Somatic; Somatic Therapy, Psychiatric; Therapies, Psychiatric Somatic; Somatic Therapies, Psychiatric; Psychiatric Somatic Therapy

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