Table 5.

Agreement and practice: curative early psychosocial interventions (Total N and relative percentages)

	Agreement								Practice
	European Union				Netherlands				European Union				Netherlands
	N	No	?	Yes	N	No	?	Yes	N	No	?	Yes	N	No	?	Yes
Victims with serious symptoms that interfere with their everyday functioning are also offered appropriate symptom- and trauma-oriented therapy (CBT) at an early stage	27	4	15	81	48	6	13	81	25	60	24	16	37	11	30	60
In the event of sleep disorders as a result of a trauma, pharmacotherapy may be considered	27	19	7	74	40	8	18	75	26	27	15	58	37	8	27	65
The employer should offer support and guidance (to be carried out by a relief worker or trained volunteer) when a shocking event takes place at work	27	0	0	100	85	7	1	92	26	62	8	31	69	17	17	65
Ethnic minorities must be approached as normally as possible, but at the same time in a way that is as culture-specific as is necessary. The latter consists of providing information in their mother tongue and involving key figures from ethnic minority groups	25	0	4	96	80	6	5	89	24	58	4	38	65	20	34	46
Relaxation is offered as a separate intervention (not trauma-oriented)a	27	30	22	48	38	29	32	40	26	73	15	12	35	24	38	38

^aNegatively formulated recommendations: these items are inconsistent with the Dutch guidelines.