A systematic review of single-session psychological interventions ('debriefing') following trauma

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 176-184

  Rose, Suzanna ^a   Bisson, Jonathan ^b   Wessely, Simon ^c  

^a BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical incident stress debriefing; Evidence based practice; Psychological debriefing; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEBRIEFING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0037567644     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070781     Document Type: Review

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