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Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well-being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate ...
Humanitarian intervention is the use or threat of military force by a state (or states) across borders with the intent of ending severe and widespread human rights violations in a state which has not given permission for the use of force. [1] Humanitarian interventions are aimed at ending human rights violations of individuals other than the ...
MeSH. D015928. [ edit on Wikidata] Cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT) is a psycho-social intervention [1] [2] that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. [3] Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective means of treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental ...
Bystander effect. The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in presence of other people. First proposed in 1964 after the murder of Kitty Genovese, much research, mostly in psychology research laboratories, has focused on increasingly varied ...
Bystander intervention is a type of training used in post-secondary education institutions to prevent sexual assault or rape, binge drinking and harassment and unwanted comments of racist, homophobic, or transphobic nature. A bystander is a person who is present at an event, party, or other setting who notices a problematic situation, such as a ...
While most clinical trials test one alternative to the novel intervention, some expand to three or four and may include a placebo. Except for small, single-location trials, the design and objectives are specified in a document called a clinical trial protocol. The protocol is the trial's "operating manual" and ensures all researchers perform ...
Randomized controlled trial. Flowchart of four phases (enrollment, allocation, intervention, follow-up, and data analysis) of a parallel randomized trial of two groups (in a controlled trial, one of the interventions serves as the control), modified from the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 Statement [1] A randomized ...
Tetralogy of Fallot. Tetralogy of Fallot ( TOF ), formerly known as Steno-Fallot tetralogy, [9] is a congenital heart defect characterized by four specific cardiac defects. [4] Classically, the four defects are: [4] an overriding aorta, which is where the aorta expands to allow blood from both ventricles to enter.