milieu therapy

noun

A form of community-based psychotherapy in which patients are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others within the unit, based upon a hierarchy of collective punishments.

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Meanings

nounmilieu therapy (countable and uncountable, plural milieu therapies)

plural milieu therapies

  1. countableuncountableA form of community-based psychotherapy in which patients are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others within the unit, based upon a hierarchy of collective punishments.
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APA

milieu therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milieu%20therapy

MLA

“milieu therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milieu%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milieu therapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milieu%20therapy.

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