A randomised controlled trial of group debriefing

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-56

  Devilly, Grant J ^a   Annab, Rachid ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analogue; Group debriefing; Outcome; Trauma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEBRIEFING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 36849062587     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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