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'''Early intervention''' is a term applied in two senses.
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'''Early intervention''' is a term applied in two senses.
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*The first is 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 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]]
 
*The second sense is any treatment applied in the early course of a condition, such as [[psychosis]]
   
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==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]]
   
 
[[Category:Early intervention]]
 
 
[[category:Early intervention]]
 

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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