Abstract
This literature review examines the efficiency of debriefing and of a cognitive behavior therapy to prevent post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS). Since debriefing does not seem to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress syndrome and that a cognitive behavior therapy has certain limitations at the accessibility level, it would be appropriate to develop new forms of brief and early interventions incorporating the active ingredients of these two strategies while putting the emphasis on the quality of social support that the victim receives shortly after the traumatic event. Furthermore, this literature review gives a broad outline of a new secondary prevention mode of PTSS.
