title: The effectiveness of cumulative stress debriefings with law enforcement personnel.
abstract: This article describes an intervention based on the Mitchel and Everly (1995) model of Critical Incident Stress Management, yet used to address the cumulative stress associated with being a police officer. This intervention occurred for eight weeks with thirty-eight police officers, while on duty. Half of this group met once a week as part of the treatment condition. There was no statistical difference between the control and treatment group. These officers viewed the intervention as helpful and reported that it should continue, which it did with one of the treatment groups. Implications for addressing the psychological needs of police officers and for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas, USA. andy.young@lcu.edu
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016495:Police; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome