Ecopsychosocial (EPS)-- A Replacement Term for "nonpharmacological"

What is it about?

Researchers and practitioners need a better term than "nonpharmacological" to describe non-drug interventions and treatments for people with dementia and other conditions. This article proposes the term "ecopsychosocial" (EPS) and explains why -- one reason is that the term includes design of the physical environment as one such intervention.

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Why is it important?

It is important to have a term that is inclusive of all relevant interventions, as well as to lead to comparability among trertments.