therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
Doctor of Physical Therapy — The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPhysio) is a post baccalaureate three year degree conferred upon successful completion of a professional (entry level) clinical doctoral level professional or post professional… … Wikipedia
art therapy — the use of art media and images, the creative process, and patient response to the products created for the treatment of psychiatric and psychologic conditions, often as an adjunct to psychotherapy, and for rehabilitation … Medical dictionary
psychotherapy — Treatment of emotional, behavioral, personality, and psychiatric disorders based primarily upon verbal or nonverbal communication and interventions with the patient, in contrast to treatments utilizing chemical and physical measures. See entrie … Medical dictionary
psychology — The profession ( e.g., clinical p.), scholarly discipline (academic p.), and science (research p.) concerned with the behavior of humans and animals, and related mental and physiologic processes. [psycho + G. logos, study] adlerian p. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Anorexia nervosa — For other uses, see Anorexia nervosa (disambiguation) and Anorexia (disambiguation). Anorexic redirects here. For the use of the term as an appetite suppressant, see Anorectic. Anorexia Nervosa Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Stroke recovery — Stroke rehabilitation, or, in more optimistic terms, stroke recovery, is the process by which patients with disabling strokes undergo treatment to help them return to normal life as much as possible by regaining and relearning the skills of… … Wikipedia
childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… … Universalium
Binaural beats — or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.The brain produces a phenomenon… … Wikipedia
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity — (EHS) sometimes also called electrosensitivity or electrical sensitivity (ES) is a condition in which people experience medical symptoms that they believe are caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields. Although effects of electromagnetic… … Wikipedia