Crisis intervention by the counseling psychologist.
1970
S Pavey
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009729
Nursing
The field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
Nursings
D003376
Counseling
The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.
D003419
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)