- Somatotherapy
Somatotherapy is the treatment of
mental illness by physical means (such asmedication ,electroconvulsive therapy , orpsychosurgery ) rather thanpsychotherapy .
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somatotherapy — so·mat·o·ther·a·py (sō mătʹə thĕr ə pē, sōʹmə tə ) n. pl. so·mat·o·ther·a·pies Treatment of mental illness by physical means, such as drugs, shock therapy, or lobotomy. * * * … Universalium
somatotherapy — 1. Therapy directed at physical disorders. 2. In psychiatry, a variety of therapeutic interventions employing chemical or physical, as opposed to psychological, methods. * * * so·ma·to·ther·a·py .sō mət ə ther ə pē, sō .mat ə n, pl pies therapy… … Medical dictionary
somatotherapy — so·mato·therapy … English syllables
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