Encyclopedia of Pain

2013 Edition
| Editors: Gerald F. Gebhart, Robert F. Schmidt

Psychotherapy

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_201828

Definition

Psychotherapy refers to the treatment of psychological, emotional, or behavioral disorders through interpersonal communications and methods of behavioral changes between the patient and a trained counselor or therapist.

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