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Psychoanalysis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Psychoanalysis
Tree Number(s)
F04.096.544.779
Unique ID
D011572
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011572
Annotation
specialty; for therapy use PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY or specifics
Scope Note
The separation or resolution of the psyche into its constituent elements. The term has two separate meanings: 1. a procedure devised by Sigmund Freud, for investigating mental processes by means of free association, dream interpretation and interpretation of resistance and transference manifestations; and 2. a theory of psychology developed by Freud from his clinical experience with hysterical patients. (From Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, 1996).
Entry Version
PSYCHOANAL
Entry Term(s)
Psychodynamic Analysis
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Psychoanalysis Preferred
Psychodynamic Analysis Narrower
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