title: Debriefing: from military origin to therapeutic application.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samter
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Braudaway
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leeks
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Padgett
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gary-Stephens
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Dellinger
mesh_terms: 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