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Psychological Debriefing May Not Be Clinically Effective: Implications for a Humanistic Approach to Trauma Intervention

✍ Scribed by SEELY, MARK R.

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 134 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 1931-0293
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2007.tb00034.x

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✦ Synopsis

Formal psychological debriefing in the wake of a traumatic experience seems to have no impact on the development of posttraumatic symptoms. This article addresses whether a more appropriate alternative would be a less‐structured, more flexible humanistic approach to crisis counseling that encourages the use of trauma survivors' natural coping skills.