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 | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CISD
- CISM
- Critical incident stress debriefing
- Psychological debriefings
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health