symptomatic treatment - meaning and definition. What is symptomatic treatment
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What (who) is symptomatic treatment - definition


Symptomatic treatment         
Symptomatic treatment, supportive care, supportive therapy, or palliative treatment is any medical therapy of a disease that only affects its symptoms, not the underlying cause. It is usually aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms for the comfort and well-being of the patient, but it also may be useful in reducing organic consequences and sequelae of these signs and symptoms of the disease.
Film treatment         
FIRST DRAFT OF A SCREENPLAY
Treatment (filmmaking); Video treatment; Music video treatment
A film treatment (or simply treatment) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline (or one-page synopsis), and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits.
Involuntary treatment         
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  • Protest graffiti against Involuntary treatment, [[Turin]]; ''TSO = MORTE'' means ''Involuntary treatment = Death''
MEDICAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PERSON BEING TREATED
Forced medical treatment; Involuntary medication; Forced medication; Right to refuse treatment; Right to refuse medical treatment; Non-consensual surgeries; Non-consensual surgery
Involuntary treatment (also referred to by proponents as assisted treatment and by critics as forced drugging) refers to medical treatment undertaken without the consent of the person being treated. Involuntary treatment is permitted by law in some countries when overseen by the judiciary through court orders; other countries defer directly to the medical opinions of doctors.