Post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological debriefing: a controversial topic
Debabèche, C.; Ansseau, M.; Pitchot, W.
Revue Medicale de Liege 67(1): 11-15
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 22420097 Document Number: 661481
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.