Therapeutic crisis
therapeutic crisis n.
A turning point in psychiatric treatment leading to positive or negative change.
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noun, Pharmacology. 1. the ratio between the dosage of a drug that causes a lethal effect and the dosage that causes a therapeutic effect. therapeutic index n. The ratio between the toxic dose and the therapeutic dose of a drug, used as a measure of the relative safety of the drug for a particular treatment.
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therapeutic ratio n. The ratio of the maximally tolerated dose of a drug to the minimally curative or effective dose.
- Therapeutics
[ther-uh-pyoo-tiks] /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks/ noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. adjective, Also, therapeutical 1. of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative. noun 2. a therapeutic substance. therapeutics /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks/ noun 1. (functioning as sing) the branch of medicine concerned with […]
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- Therapeutist
noun 1. a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects. 2. a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems. 3. Also, therapeutist [ther-uh-pyoo-tist] /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪst/ (Show IPA). […]