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Definition of Crisis intervention
1. Noun. Psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis.
Generic synonyms: Psychotherapy
Medical Definition of Crisis intervention
1. 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 occurence, this treatment approach focuses on interpersonal and intrapsychic factors and environmental modification. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisis Intervention
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