"attack therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} attack therapy (uncountable)
  1. A discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-attack_therapy-en-noun-UQgd86UJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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