Psychiatry and Psychology

Crisis Intervention

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)

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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)

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  • Crisis Interventions
  • Intervention, Crisis
  • Brief Advice
  • Brief Interventions
  • Brief Treatment
  • Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
  • Screening and Brief Intervention
  • Advice, Brief
  • Brief Intervention
  • Brief Treatments
  • Intervention, Brief
  • Treatment, Brief

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a psychother technique

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  • Community Health Services (1966-1969)
  • Community Mental Health Services (1967-1969)
  • Emergency Medical Services (1968-1969)
  • Mental Disorders/prevention & control (1966-1969)
  • Mental Health Services (1966-1969)
  • Psychotherapy (1966-1969)
  • Suicide/prevention & control (1966-1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Crisis Intervention. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003419. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003419
  2. Crisis Intervention. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_intervention
  3. Crisis Intervention. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2105762