This can help provide space to process after a stressful or traumatic event occurred.
Individuals who were exposed to the event can talk about their experiences and feelings in a safe environment.
CISD groups leave participants feeling safe, validated, and hopeful for the future.
FatCamera / Getty Images
Its purpose is to provide support and resources to people who experienced a traumatic event as soon as possible.
If needed, they can sleep or rest.
Once they are ready, they can participate in CISD.
CISD groups should occur after the event has finished when members are physically safe.
Facilitators should have an understanding of what occurred before starting the group.
However, studies have been conducted to measure the effectiveness of CISD.
Additionally, CISD can improve both physical and mental health outcomes for military personnel.
2020;20(1):82.
Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD).
Retrieved fromhttp://www.info-trauma.org/flash/media-f/mitchellCriticalIncidentStressDebriefing.pdf
Mitchell, J. T. (September/October, 1986).
Critical incident stress management.
Smith, Mary M., “Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: An Integrated Review” (2022).
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects.
Critical incident stress debriefing for frontline military rescuers in a helicopter crash disaster in Taiwan: A preliminary report.
Taiwan J Psychiatry 2020;34:128-33
