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Crisis theory has taught us that people who have been through a horrific event such as a plane crash, fire, or other disaster have a natural need to share their experiences and emotions with one another after it is over (see, for instance, Butcher&Maudal, 1976; Caplan, 1961,1964). This natural process of social care and support is also known as the recoil phase (Tyhurst, 1951). It is thought that most crisis reactions are transitory and that a crisis is resolved within 6 to 8 weeks, either normally or into a pathological form (Bloom, 1963).
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Carlier, I.V.E. (2000). Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. In: Shalev, A.Y., Yehuda, R., McFarlane, A.C. (eds) International Handbook of Human Response to Trauma. Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4177-6_27
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