Catamnestic

/ˌkætæmˈnɛstɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or based on catamnesis; describing follow-up medical assessment or long-term outcome tracking.

Etymology

From catamnesis with the adjective suffix '-ic', used in medical and psychiatric contexts.

Kelly Says

Psychiatrists especially use 'catamnestic studies' to follow patients over years or decades, asking 'whatever happened to all those people we treated?'—these studies have revealed surprising truths about which treatments actually lead to recovery.

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