title: Reflections on the debriefing debate.
abstract: This article examines the debate on debriefing that has persisted for two decades and remains largely unresolved to this day. A brief history of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) is given, these being the subject of the debate, followed by a summary of the development and current status of the debate. Discussion follows on why the opposing positions appear to be at a stalemate.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Support Consultants Pty. Ltd., robynr@bigpond.net.au
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006801:Humans