Effect of timing of critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) on posttraumatic symptoms

Seventy‐seven civilian employees who were victims of robbery were randomly assigned to either an immediate (< 10 hr) or delayed (> 48 hr) debriefing group, using the J. Mitchell (1983) CISD protocol. Scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale were obtained at 4 time intervals: debrief...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2001-04, Vol.14 (2), p.327-340
Main Authors: Campfield, Kerrianne M., Hills, Adelma M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aftercare - methods
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Crime - psychology
Crime Victims - psychology
Crisis Intervention - methods
Crisis Intervention - standards
critical incident stress debriefing
Female
Group psychotherapy
Humans
immediate debriefing
Male
Medical sciences
posttraumatic stress symptoms
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
Time Factors
trauma debriefing
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:Seventy‐seven civilian employees who were victims of robbery were randomly assigned to either an immediate (< 10 hr) or delayed (> 48 hr) debriefing group, using the J. Mitchell (1983) CISD protocol. Scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale were obtained at 4 time intervals: debrief, 2 and 4 days post‐debrief, and 2 weeks postrobbery. The number and severity of symptoms did not differ at debrief, but were lower for the immediate than for the delayed group at each subsequent time interval. The number and severity of symptoms declined across time intervals; however, although this reduction was pronounced for the immediate group it was minimal for the delayed group. The results supported use of immediate debriefing with this type of incident and victim.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1011117018705