Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the
metaphysical relationship between the mind and body created by
L. Ron Hubbard; Dianetics is practiced by followers of
Scientology and separate independent Dianeticist groups. Hubbard coined
Dianetics from the
Greek stems
dia, meaning "through," and
nous, meaning "
mind." Dianetics has achieved no acceptance as a
scientific theory and is a widely accepted example of a
pseudoscience.