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 act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
