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'''Early intervention''' is a term applied in two senses.
'''Early intervention''' ia any treatment provided early in the life of people deemed to be at risk of poor outcomes. The intervention is targeted in the belief that the course of their potential difficulties can be ameliorated.
 
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*The first is [[early childhood intervention]] - in the sense of any [[treatment]] provided early in the life of children deemed to be at risk of poor outcomes.
   
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*The second sense is any treatment applied in the early course of a condition, such as [[psychosis]]
   
 
In both circumstances the intervention is targeted in the belief that the worst of later difficulties can be ameliorated.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Abecedarian Early Intervention Project]]
 
*[[Abecedarian Early Intervention Project]]
*[[Early childhood intervention]]
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*[[Drug abuse prevention]]
 
*[[Early intervention in psychosis]]
 
*[[Early intervention in psychosis]]
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*[[Prenatal care]]
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*[[Prevention]]
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*[[Primary mental health prevention]]
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*[[Special education]]
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*[[Special needs]]
   
 
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Early intervention is a term applied in two senses.

  • The second sense is any treatment applied in the early course of a condition, such as psychosis

In both circumstances the intervention is targeted in the belief that the worst of later difficulties can be ameliorated.

See also