title: [Post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological debriefing: a controversial topic].
abstract: The last decades have demonstrated the value of early interventions after a traumatic event. The purpose of these interventions is to prevent the development of psychological consequences such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological debriefing is clearly the most popular intervention. However, in the literature, it is subject to a real controversy. The objective of the present paper is to define the interest of psychological debriefing, but also alternative therapeutical strategies for people exposed to traumatic events.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Debabèche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansseau
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pitchot
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D030881:Disclosure; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation