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social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > psychotherapy > socioenvironmental therapy > milieu therapy
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milieu therapy  

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  • Milieu therapy is a term primarily used in psychiatry and mental health nursing to note the use of the total environment as a therapeutic agent for the purpose of promoting safety, structural security, social problem-solving, engagement, and self-management. Milieu therapy is an outgrowth of the moral treatment movement's resurgence after World War II, but it waned in popularity in response to deinstitutionalization. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide; Milieu Therapy]

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