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abreaction

abreaction Abreaction is a psychotherapy process in which a person becomes less sensitive to emotionally painful memories, often ones that have been forgotten or repressed, by bringing them back to mind and expressing their reactions to them in a safe therapeutic setting.

Abreaction is a psychotherapy process in which a person becomes less sensitive to emotionally painful memories, often ones that have been forgotten or repressed, by bringing them back to mind and expressing their reactions to them in a safe therapeutic setting.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Abreaction” (D000035).
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