therapeutic crisis

ther·a·peu·tic cri·sis

a turning point leading to positive or negative change in psychiatric treatment.

therapeutic crisis

Psychiatry An abrupt and extreme positive or negative change in a response to therapy

ther·a·peu·tic cri·sis

(thār'ă-pyū'tik krī'sis) A turning point leading to positive or negative change in psychiatric treatment.