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Difference Between Therapy and Treatment

August 8, 2011 Posted by Aron

Therapy vs Treatment

Therapy and treatment are two words that are often confused when it comes to their meanings. Actually, there is some difference between the two words. The word ‘therapy’ is used in the sense of ‘rehabilitation’. On the other hand, the word ‘treatment’ is used in the sense of ‘cure’. This is the main difference between the two words.

Observe the two sentences

1. Yoga therapy is recommended for mental problems.

2. The patient was put on therapy for a few months.

In both the sentences mentioned above, the word ‘therapy’ is used in the sense of ‘rehabilitation’ and hence, the meaning of the first sentence would be ‘yoga rehabilitation is recommended for mental problems’, and the meaning of the second sentence would be ‘the patient was put on rehabilitation for a few months’

Observe the two sentences

1. He took treatment at the nearby hospital.

2. Good treatment was given to her.

In both the sentences given above, the word ‘treatment’ is used in the sense of ‘cure’ and hence, the meaning of the first sentence would be ‘he took cure at the nearby hospital’, and the meaning of the second sentence would be ‘good cure was given to her’

It is interesting to note that the word ‘treatment’ at times is used in the sense of ‘handling’ as in the sentence ‘he was given good treatment by his rivals’. In this sentence, the word ‘treatment’ is used in the sense of ‘handling’ and hence, the meaning of the sentence would be ‘he was given good handling by his rivals’.

The word ‘therapy’ is used in the formation of words like ‘physiotherapy’, ‘ chemotherapy’ and the like as in the sentence ‘she attended a few sessions in physiotherapy’. These are the differences between the two words, namely, therapy and treatment.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: cure, handling, rehabilitation, therapy, treatment

About the Author: Aron

Professor in Social Science and a contributing writer for Difference Between

Comments

  1. Barzin Samimi says

    November 29, 2014 at 12:26 pm

    Your interpretation is incorrect as to the difference between the meanings of therapy and treatment. One may be treated for a disease, illness or an injury, but he may be cured or not by that treatment which in that sense really means dealing with some disease, illness, injury, but therapy generally refers to an step or series of steps and medical applications or surgery(ies) intended to cure a person, whether physically or psychologically. The possibility of cure is far higher in the application of the word therapy than in treatment.

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