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This study aims to evaluate the impact of critical incident stress debriefing on mental health variables among firefighters.

Mental Health of Trauma-Exposed Firefighters and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

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Randomized trial examines mental health outcomes in firefighters following debriefing, indicating limited efficacy.

This study aims to evaluate the impact of critical incident stress debriefing on mental health variables among firefighters.
Examined relationships between debriefing and mental health variables in a large sample of firefighters.
Analyzed correlations with negative affectivity and PTSD.
Debriefing had a weak inverse correlation with negative affectivity.
Debriefing showed a weak positive correlation with positive world assumptions.
No significant relationship was found between debriefing and PTSD.

Harrıs et al. (2002) studied this question.

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