“The counselling routinely offered to people in the immediate aftermath of a disaster seldom protects them from developing post-traumatic stress – and it could even delay their recovery.

This is the conclusion of a comprehensive review of the ‘single-session debriefings’ offered to victims straight after an incident. In single-session debriefings, a counsellor talks to a victim to help them learn about and prepare for any psychological problems they might encounter later.” New Scientist