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Milieu Therapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Milieu Therapy
Tree Number(s)
F04.754.864.392
Unique ID
D008884
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008884
Scope Note
A treatment program based on manipulation of the patient's environment by the medical staff. The patient does not participate in planning the treatment regimen.
Entry Version
MILIEU THER
Entry Term(s)
Situational Therapy
Therapy, Milieu
Therapy, Situational
Previous Indexing
Psychotherapy (1966)
Public MeSH Note
69; SITUATIONAL THERAPY was see SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY 1979-91, was see under SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY 1973-78
Online Note
use SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY to search SITUATIONAL THERAPY 1973-91
History Note
69(67); SITUATIONAL THERAPY was see SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY 1979-91, was see under SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY 1973-78
Date Established
1969/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1995/05/31
Milieu Therapy Preferred
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