Psychological Methods Used to Address Issues:
Critical Incident Debriefing
Critical Incident Debriefing is a type of psychological first aid administered to a person who has witnessed, experienced, or faced a critical incident which involved actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others. People are made aware of what to look for and taught what to do.


A Few Examples of Signs or Signals of an Acute Stress Reaction:

Physical Cognitive
Emotional
Behavioral
fatigue
nausea
dizziness
confusion
nightmares
blaming
guilt
fear
grief
pacing
hyperalert
withdrawal


Dr. Deena Staab, Ph.D.

Dr. Deena E. Staab, Ph.D. - 4025 Camino Del Rio South, Ste. 300, San Diego, CA 92108 - (858) 494-5025