Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
crisis intervention
cri·sis in·ter·ven·tion [ krahy-sis in-ter-ven-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Psychotherapy
Definitions related to crisis intervention:
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Brief therapeutic approach which is ameliorative rather than curative of acute psychiatric emergencies. Used in contexts such as emergency rooms of psychiatric or general hospitals, or in the home or place of crisis occurrence, this treatment approach focuses on interpersonal and intrapsychic factors and environmental modification. (APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 7th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Immediate, short-term counseling (talking with a professional counselor) to stop a critical emotional incident (e.g., attempted suicide or drug overdose) from getting worse. Crisis intervention is not meant to solve the problem that led up to the crisis.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Use of short-term counseling to help the patient cope with a crisis and resume a state of functioning comparable to or better than the precrisis stateNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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