Abstract
Crisis intervention is not new. As a therapeutic technique, it has an unusual history stemming from the aftermath of the 1943 Coconut Grove nightclub fire which trapped 425 people. Eric Lindemann, a Harvard psychiatrist, in trying to help survivors deal with their grief, formalized the first mental health approach for dealing with the crisis of loss.
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Kolitz, S., Pimm, J.B. (1984). Crisis Intervention and Coronary Bypass Surgery. In: Psychological Risks of Coronary Bypass Surgery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2735-6_5
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