coping method; approach; how to deal with
A method or way to handle a problem, difficulty, or situation. Often used in self-help, medical, or practical advice contexts.
ストレスへの対処法を教えてください。
Please tell me how to deal with stress.
この本には、よくあるトラブルの対処法が載っている。
This book contains ways to handle common troubles.
対処法 (a way of coping with something) sounds similar to 対症療法 but simply means a general countermeasure, not specifically a symptom-based medical treatment.
Compound of 対処 (taisho, 'dealing with') + 法 (hō, 'method').