Do one-shot preventive interventions for PTSD work? A systematic research synthesis of psychological debriefings

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-343

  Lewis, Steve J ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical incident stress debriefing; Psychological debriefing; PTSD; Systematic research synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEBRIEFING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037406495     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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