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Mental Health Interventions to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Informal Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*

“…Many authors noted that what constitutes appropriate mental healthcare with adequate follow-up is unclear. Individuals cope differently with critical illness such that any intervention that changes coping trajectories has the potential to both help and harm ( 62 ). Furthermore, clinicians are uncertain how to provide mental health interventions to offer support rather than to reduce negative psychologic outcomes ( 39 ).…”

Response to trauma in children: An examination of effective intervention and post-traumatic growth

“…Regardless of the context, the best advice for psychologists working in the schools is to screen for negative sequelae before commencing on any treatment regimen. This is especially true considering research has suggested one popular treatment used in the past with adults, critical incident stress debriefing, has not been demonstrated to be efficacious and may actually increase the likelihood of iatrogenic effects (Kagee, 2002).…”

Real-Time Debriefing After Critical Events

“…Despite all the potential benefits from debriefing, it is acknowledged that health care providers should not be forced to debrief, because some people may recover best with solitude and isolation, 12 and more involved forms of debriefing (such as critical incident stress debriefing) 39 , 40 could have unintended iatrogenic effects. 56 Overall, the reported potential benefits of debriefing after critical events have been largely positive across an international sample of providers.…”