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Common collocations with treatment in American Collocation

treatment noun

US /ˈtritmənt/

done immediately

emergency
immediate
prompt
urgent

These are signs of severe liver damage and require urgent medical treatment.

involving drugs or operations

conventional
traditional

Conventional treatment is usually by anti-inflammatory drugs.

involving methods not used by most doctors

complementary
holistic

The idea behind complementary treatment is that the body is capable of healing itself naturally.

involving many different things to achieve success

aggressive
intensive

Aggressive treatment of sudden and severe pain may reduce the odds of developing chronic pain.

continuing for a long time

long-term

Long-term treatment with beta-blockers may reduce the risks of further bleeding.

successful

effective

Without long term research we are never going to find a cure or effective treatments.

types of treatment

clinical
dental
medical
psychiatric
psychological
specialist
surgical
therapeutic

In most cases surgical treatment permanently corrects the disease.

hospital
in-patient
outpatient

Radiotherapy can be given as inpatient or outpatient treatment.

get treatment

get
have
obtain
receive
undergo

Before you receive any treatment the doctor you will explain to you what he or she intends do.

give someone treatment

administer
carry out
give
offer
provide

No treatment is carried out without your consent.

ask for treatment

seek

An infected abscess won’t go away on its own, you really need to seek medical treatment.

start/stop treatment

begin
discontinue
initiate
start
stop
withdraw

When treatment was stopped the pruritus and hair loss recurred.

need treatment

need
require

She received cuts to her right leg requiring hospital treatment.

say you do not want treatment

refuse

His parents refused treatment on religious grounds.

say someone should have a particular treatment

prescribe

One of the treatments now prescribed for CFS is graded exercise therapy.

have a good result from treatment

respond to

Some cancers respond to treatment such as chemotherapy and others do not.