Brief early psychological interventions following trauma: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 697-710

  Rose, Suzanna ^a   Bisson, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Gabalfa Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical incident stress debriefing; Psychological debriefing; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031703677     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024441315913     Document Type: Review

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