title: Psychological debriefing in cross-cultural contexts: ten implications for practice.
abstract: Crisis interventions following exposure to traumatic events have become common in most western and in some non-western countries. The literature regarding early interventions, specifically the use of Psychological Debriefing (PD), is grounded in a western context. Little has been written of its use in different cultural settings. This article focuses on the use of PD in different cultural settings, as well as some of the conceptual issues related to cross-cultural trauma research and practice, which inevitably have implications for the use of early intervention. Ten key implications for practice are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Trauma, Resilience, and Growth, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, England, UK. stephen.regel@nottshc.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regel
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Atle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dyregrov
mesh_terms: D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*