Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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psychotherapy | Yes | No | No | No |
crisis intervention | Yes | No | No | No |
psychotherapy (noun) | crisis intervention (noun) |
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the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means | 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 |
the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods |