adjunctive therapy

one or more secondary interventions used concurrently with a primary intervention to enhance treatment effectiveness. For example, medication may be used concurrently with cognitive behavior therapy, with the latter as the primary form of intervention; group therapy may be used secondarily to individual psychodynamic psychotherapy, with each intervention bringing its own characteristic perspectives and methods to bear on the client’s mental awareness and healing. Adjunctive therapy is typically conducted by a different practitioner than is the primary intervention, which distinguishes it from combination therapy. The term is sometimes used synonymously with adjuvant therapy. See also collaborative care.

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July 27th 2024

defensible space

a set of principles and guidelines for the design and planning of settings to reduce crime. Among the critical elements of defensible space are the creation of shared territories in which people have collective control, good surveillance, and markers and other symbols of ownership and primary territory. See territoriality.