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Psychiatric somatotherapy | |
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ICD-10-PCS | GZC-GZH |
ICD-9-CM | 94.2 |
MeSH | D013000 |
Psychiatric somatotherapy (or somatic therapy) is the treatment of mental illness by physical means (such as medication, electroconvulsive therapy, or psychosurgery) rather than psychotherapy. [1]