摘要：Background: Internationally, several initiatives exist to describe standards for post-disaster psychosocial care.Objective: This study explored the level of consensus of experts within Europe on a set of recommendations on early psychosocial intervention after shocking events (Dutch guidelines), and to what degree these standards are implemented into mental health care practice.Methods: Two hundred and six (mental) health care professionals filled out a questionnaire to assess the extent to which they consider the guidelines’ scope and recommendations relevant and part of the regular practice in their own country. Forty-five European experts from 24 EU countries discussed the guidelines at an international seminar.Results: The data suggest overall agreement on the standards although many of the recommendations appear not (yet) to be embedded in everyday practice.Conclusions: Although large consensus exists on standards for early psychosocial care, a chasm between norms and practice appears to exist throughout the EU, stressing the general need for investments in guideline development and implementation.Keywords: Early psychosocial interventions; disaster; shocking events; psychological assessment; cross-cultural comparison(Published: 5 February 2013)Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2013, 4: 19093 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.19093
