Open AccessBook Review: Psychological Debriefing: Theory, Practice and Evidence
Author(s) -
Amee Cooper
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australasian journal of paramedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2202-7270
DOI - 10.33151/ajp.1.1.65
Subject(s) - debriefing , psychoanalysis , psychology , sociology , gerontology , media studies , medicine , social psychology
The use of Psychological Debriefing has come under fire in recent psychological debate. This debate concerns the wide spread general use of psychological debriefing techniques in varying clinical settings and concerns about its efficacy. Recently the process of debriefing has become so widely utilised that large companies have implemented compulsory debriefing procedures for staff following traumatic events. These industries include emergency services, military groups and some large scale corporations.