Callahan J
University of Illinois at Chicago 60607, USA.
Crisis. 1994;15(4):164-71.
All too often, a crisis is responded to inappropriately, as if it were an emergency. Similarly, an emergency is often inappropriately treated with crisis intervention. Resources are wasted or the client receives unsuitable care. It becomes clear when reading the literature that no consensus has been achieved regarding definitions of the terms "crisis" and "emergency." This article argues that the terms are not interchangeable, offers specific definitions of each, and discusses some of the implications of the definitions. The confusing situations which arise in clinical practice may be clarified by the use of these definitions, and it is hoped that they will lead to more appropriate clinical decision making.
很多时候，人们会对危机做出不恰当的反应，就好像它是紧急情况一样。同样，紧急情况也常常被不恰当地用危机干预来处理。资源被浪费，或者服务对象得到不合适的护理。阅读文献时可以清楚地看到，对于“危机”和“紧急情况”这两个术语的定义尚未达成共识。本文认为这两个术语不可互换，给出了每个术语的具体定义，并讨论了这些定义的一些影响。使用这些定义可能会澄清临床实践中出现的混乱情况，希望它们能导致更恰当的临床决策。
