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residential treatment

treatment that takes place in a hospital, special center, or other facility that offers a treatment program and residential accommodation. Some programs require residence for a specific time (e.g., 1 month for treatment of an addiction), and some allow patients to learn or work in the community during the day.

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November 25th 2024

Stewart–Morel syndrome

Stewart–Morel syndrome

a disorder characterized by hypertrophy of the frontal bone of the skull, obesity, headache, disturbances affecting the nervous system, and a tendency toward intellectual disability. Also called Morel’s syndrome. [Douglas Hunt Stewart (1860–1943), U.S. surgeon; Ferdinand Morel (1888–1957), Swiss psychiatrist]