Talking Out Trauma: Not Always a Help. Ok, if you say so

This whole article should have begun with this,,,,

Seery agrees that his study shouldn't discourage anyone from seeking counseling after a trauma, if they believe they will benefit from it. Instead, he stresses that what the new findings do reinforce is that no one should be pressured into therapy against their will either. "The implication of our work is that people handle bad situations differently and we need to accept that reality," Seery says, adding, "There's no single solution that fits everyone."

Instead of this

Talking Out Trauma: Not Always a HelpThursday, Jun. 05, 2008 By KATHLEEN KINGSBURY

Talk it out. That's the first advice most victims are given in the wake of trauma. Conventional wisdom would suggest that burying one's emotions after a violent incident — such as a school shooting or terrorist bombing — will only lead to deeper anxiety later on. Yet, while mental health practitioners widely subscribe to this truism, it has rarely been tested outside a laboratory setting — past studies have found a lack of convincing evidence to support the use of psychological debriefing to mitigate trauma — and some experts think the theory doesn't hold up in every situation.
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http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812204,00.html

All they need to do is ask the police and firefighters if it works or not. After reading this article, this entire study must have been a huge waste of time. Go there and read it for yourself.