Psychological debriefing and the workplace: Defining a concept, controversies and guidelines for intervention

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-150

  Devilly, Grant J ^a,b   Cotton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0038496941     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060310001707147     Document Type: Review

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