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Early Interventions Following Psychological Trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Richard A. Bryant
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Abstract

What is the best way to provide early interventions for psychiatric disorders after trauma? The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have raised urgent concerns about the evidence for early treatments after trauma that can prevent psychiatric disorders. This review outlines the expected course of posttraumatic stress reactions and discusses the current means of identifying people who are at risk of developing disorders. A critique of psychological debriefing and an analysis of evidence for cognitive-behavioral therapy as an early intervention is provided. The major challenges for early intervention are discussed, including increasing treatment effectiveness, delivering therapy when it is required by thousands of people, and developing early interventions for a wide array of psychiatric disorders in addition to posttraumatic stress disorder that can develop following trauma.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 7 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 650 - 654
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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