Dictionary of Psychotherapy

Critical incident stress debriefing 

Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) is a treatment offered to clients within 48 hours following a civilian disaster or war zone trauma. 

It is intended to weaken the acute symptoms of the trauma and to forestall the development of full-blown PTSD. 

CISD usually consists of four phases: 

* description of the traumatic event; 

* sharing of survivors' emotional reactions to the event; 

* open discussion of symptoms caused by the event; 

* reassurance that the symptoms are normal responses to trauma, followed by discussion of coping strategies. 

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