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After the catastrophic terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11, mental health professionals immediately tried to stem the tide of psychiatric effects of trauma and to respond to the emergence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, the efficacy of single-session psychological debriefing remains unclear. These researchers provide 3-year follow-up data on 61 of 106 car-accident victims who originally had been randomized to receive no intervention or a single 1-hour debriefing session after the accident. A 4-month follow-up had been conducted previously.
Three years after the accidents, self-reported measures (including PTSD symptoms of intrusion or avoidance, general emotional distress, physical symptoms, pain, financial problems,…