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milieu therapy

noun

a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.

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Nearby words

  1. miliary embolism,
  2. miliary fever,
  3. miliary tuberculosis,
  4. milicent,
  5. milieu,
  6. milit.,
  7. militancy,
  8. militant,
  9. militant tendency,
  10. militantly

Origin of milieu therapy

First recorded in 1935–40
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Medicine definitions for milieu therapy

milieu therapy

n.

Psychotherapy in which the milieu is arranged for the benefit of the patient.
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