title: Emotional debriefing.
abstract: In health care, stress and sadness come with the job. Hospitals now recognize that letting clinicians and nonclinicians decompress--through talking groups, counseling or a few minutes of quiet time-is good for the soul and for the quality of patient care.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huff
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000523:psychology; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012063:Relaxation / Q000523:psychology; D012308:Risk Management; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States