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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Behavioral Medicine
Synonyms

Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral

Definitions

The study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16327

code

C16327

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192234

Contributing_Source

OORO

DEFINITION

The study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis.

FULL_SYN

Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral

label

Behavioral Medicine

Legacy Concept Name

Behavioral_Medicine

Preferred_Name

Behavioral Medicine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16327

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C0004937

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16833

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C19491

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