title: [Debriefing of psychically traumatized persons].
abstract: Debriefing involves the expert psychological care of victims directly following a calamity. It includes seven items: introduction, facts, thoughts, emotions, symptoms, education, and conclusion. It was thought that early debriefing after a calamity would reduce posttraumatic stress disorder later on, but controlled trials have yielded equivocal results; in some the stress disorder was even more severe in debriefed persons. People with an adequate social network may not need debriefing.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, vakgroep Psychiatrie, Psychotraumagroep, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gersons
mesh_terms: D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology