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Play Therapy
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Play Therapy
Tree Number(s)
E02.190.888.625
F04.754.664
Unique ID
D010989
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010989
Scope Note
A treatment technique utilizing play as a medium for expression and communication between patient and therapist.
Entry Version
PLAY THER
Entry Term(s)
Play-based Mental Health Intervention
Sandplay
Sandplay Therapy
Therapy, Play
Previous Indexing
Acting Out (1968)
Play (1966-1968)
Projective Techniques (1966-1967)
Psychotherapy, Group (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note
69; was see under ACTING OUT 1968, was see under PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES 1963-67
Online Note
search ACTING OUT 1968 & PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES 1966-67
History Note
69; was see under ACTING OUT 1968, was see under PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES 1963-67
Date Established
1969/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/12/02
Allowable Qualifiers
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
education (ED)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
organization & administration (OG)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
Therapeutics [E02]
Complementary Therapies [E02.190]
Sensory Art Therapies [E02.190.888]
Acoustic Stimulation [E02.190.888.030]
Aromatherapy [E02.190.888.061]
Art Therapy [E02.190.888.124]
Color Therapy [E02.190.888.249]
Dance Therapy [E02.190.888.374]
Music Therapy [E02.190.888.500]
Play Therapy [E02.190.888.625]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Psychotherapy [F04.754]
Animal Assisted Therapy [F04.754.017]
Aromatherapy [F04.754.035]
Art Therapy [F04.754.070]
Behavior Therapy [F04.754.137]
Bibliotherapy [F04.754.168]
Color Therapy [F04.754.215]
Crisis Intervention [F04.754.252]
Dance Therapy [F04.754.278]
Dignity Therapy [F04.754.286]
Emotion-Focused Therapy [F04.754.293]
Feedback, Psychological [F04.754.308]
Feedback, Sensory [F04.754.339]
Gestalt Therapy [F04.754.360]
Grief Therapy [F04.754.376]
Horticultural Therapy [F04.754.392]
Hypnosis [F04.754.424]
Imagery, Psychotherapy [F04.754.462]
Interpersonal Psychotherapy [F04.754.506]
Logotherapy [F04.754.528]
Mentalization-Based Therapy [F04.754.539]
Music Therapy [F04.754.549]
Narrative Therapy [F04.754.570]
Person-Centered Psychotherapy [F04.754.592]
Play Therapy [F04.754.664]
Psychoanalytic Therapy [F04.754.709]
Psychosocial Intervention [F04.754.715]
Psychotherapeutic Processes [F04.754.720]
Psychotherapy, Brief [F04.754.738]
Psychotherapy, Multiple [F04.754.766]
Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic [F04.754.775]
Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive [F04.754.785]
Reality Therapy [F04.754.804]
Schema Therapy [F04.754.834]
Socioenvironmental Therapy [F04.754.864]
Therapeutic Alliance [F04.754.932]
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Play Therapy
Preferred
Concept UI
M0017035
Scope Note
A treatment technique utilizing play as a medium for expression and communication between patient and therapist.
Terms
Play Therapy
Preferred Term
Term UI
T032353
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1969)
Therapy, Play
Term UI
T032352
Date
01/01/1986
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Sandplay Therapy
Narrower
Concept UI
M0517957
Scope Note
A therapeutic method involving the use of sandtray or sandbox, and the nonverbal imageries created by sandplay.
Terms
Sandplay Therapy
Preferred Term
Term UI
T713687
Date
01/29/2008
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2009)
Sandplay
Term UI
T713688
Date
01/29/2008
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2009)
Play-based Mental Health Intervention
Narrower
Concept UI
M000751848
Terms
Play-based Mental Health Intervention
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001111571
Date
09/13/2021
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2023)
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