The effectiveness of psychological debriefing with vicarious trauma: A meta-analysis

George S. Everly

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199910)15:4<229::AID-SMI818>3.0.CO;2-M

The effectiveness of psychological debriefing with vicarious trauma: A meta-analysis

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Abstract

Post-traumatic psychiatric reactions to physical trauma are readily acknowledged and accepted. However, there is a relatively new phenomenon of developing similar reactions after providing emergency care to such patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a crisis intervention technique known as group psychological debriefing, which is designed to mitigate the impact of post-traumatic morbidity in individuals exposed to vicarious traumatization. Using adequately controlled, peer-reviewed journal articles and clinical proceedings as the database, 698 subjects from 10 investigations were submitted to a meta-analysis. The results support the effectiveness of group psychological debriefings in alleviating the effects of vicarious psychological distress in emergency care providers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	229-233
Number of pages	5
Journal	Stress Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199910)15:4<229::AID-SMI818>3.0.CO;2-M
State	Published - Oct 23 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CISD
CISM
Critical incident stress debriefing
Psychological debriefings

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health

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