Debriefing: from military origin to therapeutic application.
1. The objective of the debriefing process is the prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Risk factors for PTSD can be classified into three categories: premorbid personality, the environment, and the trauma itself. 2. Nurses are in a position to intervene using debriefing at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. 3. Debriefing, individually and in groups, is an effective intervention in preventing the adverse reactions incurred by a traumatic stressor. The use of a debriefing model counteracts the tendency to suppress the powerfully affective component of the traumatic experience.
Samter
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Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland.
Fitzgerald
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ML
Braudaway
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Leeks
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D
Padgett
M B
MB
Swartz
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Gary-Stephens
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M
Dellinger
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012931:Social Environment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology