Creator: Dr. Simi Paknikar
Keywords: Antidepressants Use during Pregnancy, Glossary

Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Last Updated on Apr 13, 2018

Glossary

Psychotherapy: It is the process the counseling where the counselor encourages the counsel lee to express his feelings and understand them better to cope with them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy: Type of psychotherapy where the patient is provided insight into their illness and learns to deal with it.

Interpersonal therapy: Type of psychotherapy that deals with relationships with others.

Placenta: Tissue that connects the fetus to the uterus. Nutrients and oxygen pass through this tissue from the mother to the fetus.

Tremors: Involuntary trembling.

Published on Mar 03, 2016
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