title: Critical incident stress debriefings for crisis management in post-traumatic stress disorders.
abstract: Critical incident stress debriefings (CISDs) are a form of crisis management for rescuers such as police officers, fire-fighters and others involved in rescue efforts during natural disasters. This article describes a qualitative evaluation study of one police department's CISD implementation. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten police officers involved in violent incidents. Results indicated that CISD was perceived as helpful by the officers in alleviating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder they experienced after the violent incidents.
authors.affiliation: Sumter Police Department, South Carolina.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Chesnay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016495:Police; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology