Weir Mitchell treatment

Mitch·ell treat·ment

(mitch'ĕl),

treatment of mental illness by rest, nourishing diet, and a change of environment.

Synonym(s): Weir Mitchell treatment

Weir Mitchell treatment

(wēr mich′ĕl)

[Silas Weir Mitchell, U.S. neurologist, 1829–1914]

A treatment for hysteria and neurasthenia that consisted of bedrest, massage, nourishing diet, and a change of environment.

Mitchell,

Silas Weir, U.S. neurologist, poet, and novelist, 1829-1914.

Gerhardt-Mitchell disease - see under Gerhardt, Carl

Mitchell disease - Synonym(s): Gerhardt-Mitchell disease

Mitchell treatment - treatment of mental illness by rest, nourishing diet, and a change of environment. Synonym(s): Weir Mitchell therapy; Weir Mitchell treatment

Weir Mitchell disease - Synonym(s): Gerhardt-Mitchell disease

Weir Mitchell therapy - Synonym(s): Mitchell treatment

Weir Mitchell treatment - Synonym(s): Mitchell treatment