McNally and his colleagues have conducted controlled experiments to examine the effectiveness of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) on preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results of the studies show that CISD is
a. a very effective means of reducing PTSD.
b. only effective on police officers.
c. effective if administered within twenty-four hours of the trauma.
d. not an effective means of preventing the onset of PTSD.
Answer: D
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