Thoughts on psychological debriefings: a noted authority on psychological debriefings cautions against "throwing the debriefing baby out with the reactionary bath water" in the debate over post-traumatic stress disorder.(Employee Assistance Programs)

The Journal of Employee Assistance | January 1, 2004| | Copyright

In the past several years, debate over the efficacy of psychological debriefings has intensified. While controversy and examination often generate useful discussion, the recent trashing of debriefings as a viable service seems a bit reactionary (if not downright unjustified) and is founded on inadequate and poorly designed research.

Part of the problem is that somewhere along the line, someone apparently said or inferred that debriefings prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That is certainly a naive notion. Most mental health professionals understand that ...

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