"Therapeutic Community" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Psychotherapeutic technique which emphasizes socioenvironmental and interpersonal influences in the resocialization and rehabilitation of the patient. The setting is usually a hospital unit or ward in which professional and nonprofessional staff interact with the patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D013808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.754.864.392.701
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| Concept/Terms |
Therapeutic Community- Therapeutic Community
- Community, Therapeutic
- Communities, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Communities
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Therapeutic Community" by people in Profiles.
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CHOICES: an integrated behavioral intervention to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies among high-risk women in community settings. Soc Work Public Health. 2013; 28(3-4):224-33.
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Clinical associations of deliberate self-injury and its impact on the outcome of community-based and long-term inpatient treatment for personality disorder. Psychother Psychosom. 2011; 80(2):100-9.
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Project assist: a modified therapeutic community for homeless women living with HIV/AIDS and chemical dependency. Health Soc Work. 2003 May; 28(2):166-8.
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Seclusion. Patterns and milieu. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1983 Nov; 171(11):645-50.
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The structure and technique of community meetings: the short-term unit. Psychiatry. 1982 Feb; 45(1):38-44.