The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook,Used

Learn intervention strategies to counter the effects of terrorismIn the twentyfirst century, terrorism has become an international scourge whose effect devastates individuals, weakens societies, and cripples nations. The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook and Shared Care provides a comprehensive, penetrating look at the effects of terrorism, at the prevention and treatment of immediate and longterm sequelae, at preparedness for terrorism, and at the range of individual, community, and national responses. International authorities discuss the latest knowledge and research about terror, its root causes, and its psychological impact on individuals, families, societies, and nations, as well as the societal and political responses and services that may help lessen its impact.The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook analyzes the full scope of terrorism. This compendium explores numerous issues in detail, such as the nature and psychology of terrorism, how to foster a communitys capacity for resilience, the psychosocial consequences of terrorism in children and adults, the centrality of traumatic grief, the need for multicultural understanding in services and treatment, interventions for children and adolescents, training programs for mental health professionals, and proactive community organization in the face of terrorism. Treatment options and services are thoroughly explored and their effectiveness evaluated. Chapters are international in scope, wellreferenced, and geared to provide thoroughly reasoned recommendations to lessen the effects of terrorism. Original witness voices from survivors and professionals worldwide give depth to the scientific character of the book. Helpful tables and graphs clearly illustrate data and ideas.The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook presents indepth examinations of:The Origins of Terrorism in Modern Society the origin and nature of terrorismterrorism as a strategy of psychological warfarethe content and form of terrorism propagandatactical and strategic terrorismthe motivations of suicide bombersThe Psychological Consequences of Terrorism the psychological impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacksthe PTSD effects of watching terrorist attacks on televisionthe effects of acute stress symptoms on the general population after a national traumasomatization and bioterrorismthe short and longterm effects of terrorism on an individualthe importance of measuring grief in the context of terrorismthe psychological burden of bioterrorismthe psychological impact of terrorism on children and familiesposttraumatic distress in adolescents with exposure to ongoing terrorismThe Impact of Terrorism on Individuals, Groups, and Society terrorisms toll on civil libertiesmediaoriented terrorismmedia guidelines for helping reduce individual and national traumatic reactivity to terrorismculturesensitive interventions in the treatment of terrorismthe effects of terrorism on refugeesPsychological First Aid, Acute and LongTerm Treatment Following Terrorist Attacks mental health interventions in hospitals following terrorist attackstreating survivors in an ongoing terrorist situationthe treatment of children impacted by the World Trade Center attacktraumatic bereavement, and its link to terrorismSchool and CommunityBased Interventions in the Face of Terrorist Attacks the Building Resilience Projectschoolbased interventions for childrencommunitybased interventions like Project Liberty and