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Psychoanalytic Therapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Tree Number(s)
F04.754.709
Unique ID
D011575
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011575
Scope Note
A form of psychiatric treatment, based on Freudian principles, which seeks to eliminate or diminish the undesirable effects of unconscious conflicts by making the patient aware of their existence, origin, and inappropriate expression in current emotions and behavior.
Entry Version
PSYCHOANAL THER
Entry Term(s)
Balint Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychoanalytic Therapy, Balint
Psychoanalytical Therapy
Therapy, Balint Psychoanalytic
Therapy, Psychoanalytic
Entry Combination
history:Psychoanalysis /history
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Psychoanalytic Therapy Preferred
Balint Psychoanalytic Therapy Narrower
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