Search
Descriptor English: Catharsis
Descriptor Spanish: Catarsis
Descriptor catarsis
Scope note: Extracción del inconsciente de ideas, pensamientos y material reprimido, acompañada de respuesta emocional y sensación de alivio. (Traducción libre: Dorland, 28th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Catarse
Descriptor French: Catharsis
Entry term(s): Catharses
Tree number(s): F04.754.720.107.333
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002399
Scope note: The release of ideas, thoughts, and repressed material from the unconscious, accompanied by an emotional response and relief. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ABREACTION 1975-90
Online Note: search ABREACTION 1969-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ABREACTION 1975-90
DeCS ID: 2442
Unique ID: D002399
NLM Classification: WM 420.5.A2
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Catharsis - Preferred
Concept UI M0003654
Scope note The release of ideas, thoughts, and repressed material from the unconscious, accompanied by an emotional response and relief. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Preferred term Catharsis
Entry term(s) Catharses



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey