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Modern Terrorism and Psychological Trauma brings together for the first time a rich collection of insightful studies by leading psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals that provides readers with a deep understanding of the nature of psychological trauma induced by modern terrorism.
Containing a valuable new organization of the literature by Dr. Brian Trappler, M.D.æa renowned psychiatrist specializing in treating traumatized patientsæthis convenient volume also explains how terrorist-induced psychological trauma may be treated in the therapeutic setting to achieve the most rapid and enduring alleviation of symptoms from both short-term and long-term exposure to terrorism, especially post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through studies that focus on victims of terrorism in America on 9/11 and thereafteræin England, Spain, Israel, and other countriesæplus a few studies of pre-9/11 victims, especially Holocaust survivorsæthis anthology clearly show readers how mental health professionals conceptualize and analyze the nature of terror-induced psychological trauma at both the individual and community level, and why their research findings have profound treatment implications for men and women of every age, socioeconomic status, religion, nationality, and ethnic background around the world. Retail Price: $26.95 Page Count: 224 Binding: Quality Paperback Dimensions: 6 X 9 ISBN-13: 978-1-884092-72-5; ISBN-10: 1-884092-72-1 Imprint/Publisher: Gordian Knot Books/Richard Altschuler & Associates, Inc. Publication Month: October 2007 Distributor: University of Nebraska Press Brian Trappler, M.D., editor, is Director of Outpatient Services at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn, NY, and Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, S.U.N.Y., Brooklyn, NY. |