Definition of Aftercare

1. Noun. Care and treatment of a convalescent patient.

Generic synonyms: Medical Aid, Medical Care

Definition of Aftercare

1. Noun. (medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aftercare

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aftercare

1. The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aftercare

afterbear
afterbears
afterbeat
afterbirth
afterbirths
afterbite
afterbites
afterbodies
afterbody
afterborn
afterburden
afterburner
afterburners
afterburning
afterburthen
aftercare (current term)
aftercares
aftercast
aftercastle
aftercastles
aftercasts
aftercataract
aftercataracts
afterchroming
afterclap
afterclaps
aftercome
aftercomer
aftercomers
aftercoming

Literary usage of Aftercare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders: An Implementation Evaluation of Three by Blair B. Borque (1997)
"The revised approach included a weekly core aftercare session located at a single Boys and Girls Club site, school and home visits by probation officers, ..."

2. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide edited by Ronald Kadden (1994)
"The overall treatment goals and methods are the same for those sites doing outpatient or aftercare treatment. At the outpatient treatment sites, however, ..."

3. Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive by Dennis Moore (2000)
"Linkages in aftercare Because of the many situational factors that may facilitate or impede recovery, careful planning for aftercare is required and little ..."

4. A Resource Manual for Juvenile Detention and Corrections: Effective and by David W. Roush, Trudy Wyss (1998)
"The aftercare program maximizes this reintegration by reducing unnecessary ... By programming community reentry under the supervision of an aftercare ..."

5. Treatment of Opiate Addiction Using Methadone: A Counselor's Manual by Michael J. McCann, Richard A. Rawson, Jeanne L. Obert (1995)
"(An aftercare Plan form is included in the appendix.) Methadone maintenance The maintenance program should be seriously considered, particularly if the ..."

6. Juvenile Offenders & Victims: A National Report by Howard N. Snyder (1995)
"Organization and administration of juvenile services: Probation, aftercare, and State institutions for delinquent youth. State institutions for delinquents ..."

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