Crisis Intervention: Theory and Methodology

Historical Development of Crisis Intervention Methodology * Differentiation Between Psychotherapeutic Techniques * Problem-Solving Approach to Crisis Intervention * Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychotherapy * Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder * Violence in Our Society * The Psychological Trauma of Infertility * Situational Crises * Life Cycle Stressors * Substance Abuse * Persons with AIDS/HIV * Burnout Syndrome * Epilogue: Crisis Intervention in the Past, Present, and Future * Appendixes * A. Disciplinary Key * B. Descriptive Terms Applicable to the Mental Status Examination * C. Infertility Resources * D. Completed Paradigms