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[Trends in the development of psychotherapy in the USSR]. 1981

M M Kabanow

Psychotherapy, which is mainly directed th the personality and the social relations of the patients, is gaining increasing importance not only in psychiatry. Beyond neurotic diseases, it is an essential part in the treatment of additions, endogenous psychoses, cardiovascular diseases as well as in paediatrics, öncology and other clinical disciplines. Following the regulations of the Ministry of Health of the USSR, an extensive and systematic network of psychotherapeutical treatment centres for outpatients is being established. Psychotherapy is of particular importance in the field of rehabilitation. Besides, questions regarding the position of psychotherapy in medicine, of education and continued training and of the position of the clinical psychologist are dealt with.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011613	Psychotherapy	A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication.	Psychotherapies
D012046	Rehabilitation	Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.	Habilitation
D000047	Academies and Institutes	Organizations representing specialized fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., National Academy of Sciences, Brookings Institution, etc.	Institutes,Research Institutes,Academies,Academy and Institute,Institutes and Academies,Academy,Institute and Academy,Institute, Research,Institutes, Research,Research Institute
D014586	USSR	A country located from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, for a time including 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow.	Soviet Union,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics