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Abreaction MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Abreaction
Tree Number(s)
F04.754.720.107
Unique ID
D000035
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000035
Scope Note
A process in psychotherapy in which the patient is "desensitized" to emotionally painful, often forgotten (repressed) memories by recalling and reacting to them in the "safety" of the treatment setting.
NLM Classification #
WM 420.5.A2
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20

No Qualifiers
Abreaction Preferred
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