Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
group therapy
group ther·a·py
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(therapy group) Application of psychotherapeutic techniques to a group, including the utilization of interactions between members of the groupNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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Group therapy, the use of group discussion and other group activities in treatment of psychological disorders. Despite widespread recognition that the groups to which a person belongs may affect his attitudes and behaviour, the traditional medical emphasis on the privacy of the doctor-patient...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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