1998
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1700(199807)14:3<143::aid-smi770>3.0.co;2-s
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Disaster-related post-traumatic stress in police officers: a field study of the impact of debriefing

Abstract: Eight and 18 months after police officers had responded to a civilian plane crash, we assessed symptomatology in 46 debriefed and 59 non‐debriefed officers, using structured clinical interviews. The two groups did not differ in recalled preevent or postevent distress. Eight months postdisaster, debriefed and non‐debriefed officers did not diverge significantly on post‐traumatic stress symptomatology. Eighteen months postdisaster, however, those who had undergone debriefing exhibited significantly more disaster… Show more

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“…Unfortunately, there was no random assignment to groups and no verification that the debriefing protocol was implemented properly. Using Mitchell's (1983) protocol, Carlier, Lamberts, van Uchelen, andGersons (1998) provided a single session of group debriefing to 46 police officers who had responded to a plane crash. Each group session had a maximum of 10 participants.…”
Section: Studies Adduced As Showing Null or Adverse Effects Of Psychomentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Unfortunately, there was no random assignment to groups and no verification that the debriefing protocol was implemented properly. Using Mitchell's (1983) protocol, Carlier, Lamberts, van Uchelen, andGersons (1998) provided a single session of group debriefing to 46 police officers who had responded to a plane crash. Each group session had a maximum of 10 participants.…”
Section: Studies Adduced As Showing Null or Adverse Effects Of Psychomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fourth, if group debriefing were, in fact, efficacious, then nonrandomized studies comparing groups of debriefed subjects with matched groups of nondebriefed subjects should confirm the superiority of group debriefing. However, such studies have indicated either no effect on PTSD symptoms (e.g., Hytten & Hasle, 1989) or slightly adverse effects (e.g., Carlier et al, 1998; but see Wee et al, 1999, for a possible exception). Everly and Mitchell (1999) have claimed that CISD was never "meant to be a stand alone technique" (p. 93).…”
Section: Group Versus Individual Debriefingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] These studies are not necessarily the 10 best occupational intervention studies ever performed but, although very different, the studies have one important thing in common: They all have a high degree of conclusiveness. They add substantially to our scientific knowledge and at the same time they all represent ways of tackling important workplace health problems in practice.…”
Section: Examples Of Good Intervention Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effect of debriefing was studied by Carlier and colleagues 11 after the major airplane disaster by Schiphol airport in 1992. The authors found no positive effects of debriefing among the policemen who took part in the rescue work.…”
Section: Examples Of Good Intervention Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, Carlier et al . [2] found that among police officers who responded to a civilian plane crash, those who underwent debriefing exhibited significantly more disaster-related hyperarousal symptoms at an 18-month follow-up than those who did not receive the treatment. Mayou et al .…”
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