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

by Danieli; Yael

• ISBN13: 9780789027733
• ISBN10: 0789027739
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-02-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Learn intervention strategies to counter the effects of terrorism In the twenty-first 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 long-term 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 community's 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, well-referenced, 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 in-depth examinations of: The Origins of Terrorism in Modern Society the origin and nature of terrorism terrorism as a strategy of psychological warfare the content and form of terrorism propaganda tactical and strategic terrorism the motivations of suicide bombers The Psychological Consequences of Terrorism the psychological impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks the PTSD effects of watching terrorist attacks on television the effects of acute stress symptoms on the general population after a national trauma somatization and bioterrorism the short- and long-term effects of terrorism on an individual the importance of measuring grief in the context of terrorism the psychological burden of bioterrorism the psychological impact of terrorism on children and families post-traumatic distress in adolescents with exposure to ongoing terrorism The Impact of Terrorism on Individuals, Groups, and Society terrorism's toll on civil liberties media-oriented terrorism media guidelines for helping reduce individual and national traumatic reactivity to terrorism culture-sensitive interventions in the treatment of terrorism the effects of terrorism on refugees Psychological First Aid, Acute and Long-Term Treatment Following Terrorist Attacks mental health interventions in hospitals following terrorist attacks treating survivors in an ongoing terrorist situation the treatment of children impacted by the World Trade Center attack traumatic bereavement, and its link to terrorism School- and Community-Based Interventions in the Face of Terrorist Attacks the Building Resilience” Project-school-based interventions for children community-based interventions like Project Liberty” and

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	xxix
Acknowledgments	lix
FOREWORD Terrorism: The United Nations and the Search for Shared Solutions	lvxi
David Malone
INTRODUCTION The Trauma of Terrorism: Contextual Considerations	1	(18)
Yael Danieli
Danny Brom
Joe Sills
SECTION I: THE ORIGINS OF TERRORISM IN MODERN SOCIETY
The Origins and Nature of Terrorism: Foundations and Issues	19	(14)
Anthony J. Marcella
Fathali M. Moghaddam
Terrorism as a Strategy of Psychological Warfare	33	(12)
Boaz Ganor
Tales from the Underground	45	(12)
Gerald Cromer
Aum Shinrikyo: The Threshold Crossed	57	(10)
Robert Jay Lifton
Voice: Murdered Twin Buddhas and Annihilated Twin Towers: Traumatized Civilization	67	(4)
Hirad Abtahi
Tactical and Strategic Terrorism	71	(8)
Giandomenico Picco
Voice: Do They Kill for Their Mothers?	79	(4)
Joyce M. Davis
Voice: Palestinian Voices	83	(4)
Voice: Remembrance Day/Independence Day	87	(2)
Martin Herskovitz
Voice: Terrorism Poem	89	(2)
SECTION II: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF TERRORISM
Adults in the United States
Voice: Grounded on Sept. 11	91	(6)
David Handschuh
Psychological Impact of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Summary of Empirical Findings in Adults	97	(12)
William E. Schlenger
Television Watching and Mental Health in the General Population of New York City After September 11	109	(16)
Jennifer Ahern
Sandro Galea
Heidi Resnick
David Vlahov
Voice: Too Close to Ever Forget	125	(4)
Adam Lisberg
Exploring the Myths of Coping with a National Trauma: A Longitudinal Study of Responses to the September 11th Terrorist Attacks	129	(14)
Roxane Cohen Silver
Michael Poulin
E. Alison Holman
Daniel N. McIntosh
Virginia Gil-Rivas
Judith Pizarro
Somatization and Terrorism	143	(14)
Carol S. North
FINDINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Terrorist Attacks in Spain	157	(14)
Enrique Baca
Enrique Baca-Garcia
Maria Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
Maria Luisa Cabanas
Voice: Spain: The ETA Enigma	171	(4)
Al Goodman
Northern Ireland: The Psychological Impact of "The Troubles"	175	(10)
Andrea Campbell
Ed Cairns
John Mallett
Voice: Brave Little Man	185	(4)
Tony Maddox
Voice: "So What Is It Like Now That Your Country Is Run by a Terrorist?"	189	(4)
Brandon Harnber
The Long-Term Effects of Terrorism in France	193	(8)
Louis Jehel
Alain Brunet
Psychological Effects of Terrorist Attacks in Algeria	201	(12)
Noureddine Khaled
Voice: Nadia, a Victim/Survivor of a Terrorist Massacre of Her Family in Algeria	213	(2)
Noureddine Khaled
Short- and Long-Term Effects on the Victims of Terror in Sri Lanka	215	(14)
Daya Somasundaram
Voice: Sri Lanka: The Destruction of South Asia's Most Developed Society	229	(4)
Barbara Crossette
Observations on the Impact on Kenyans of the August 7, 1998 Bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi	233	(8)
Samuel B. Thielman
Voice: We Are Asked to Do Anything and Everything Except Be Victims	241	(4)
Lee Ann Ross
Terror and Trauma in Bali: Australia's Mental Health Disaster Response	245	(12)
Beverley Raphael
Julie Dunsmore
Sally Wooding
Voice: Memories of Bali	257	(4)
Alan Atkinson
Voice: A Baptism of Fire in Bali	261	(4)
Bill McNeil
International Findings on the Impact of Terrorism	265	(12)
Brian Engdahl
Traumatic Loss, Complicated Grief, and Terrorism	277	(12)
Ilona L. Pivar
Holly G. Prigerson
Voice: Theo Was on Pan Am 103	289	(2)
Susan Cohen
Daniel Cohen
Voice: When You Are Alone, It Is Different	291	(2)
Conny Mus
The Psychological Burden of Bioterrorism	293	(12)
Molly J. Hall
Ann E. Norwood
Carol S. Fullerton
Robert Gifford
Robert J. Ursano
CHILDREN
Psychological Impact of Terrorism on Children and Families in the United States	305	(14)
Betty J. Pfefferbawn
Ellen R. DeVoe
Jennifer Stuber
Miriam Schiff
Tovah P. Klein
Gerry Fairbrother
Voice: I Don't Want to Go to Any More Funerals of Eight Year Olds	319	(4)
Clyde Haberman
The Immediate Psychological Consequences of Terror Attacks in Children	323	(12)
Esti Galili-Weisstub
Fortu Benarroch
Post-Traumatic Distress in Israeli Adolescents Exposed to Ongoing Terrorism: Selected Findings from School-Based Screenings in Jerusalem and Nearby Settlements	335	(14)
Ruth Pat-Horenczyk
Voice: Koby's Death	349	(4)
Sherri Mandell
In the Shadow of Terror: Changes in World Assumptions in Israeli Youth	353	(12)
Zahava Solomon
Avital Laufer
SECTION III: THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND SOCIETY
Terrorism's Toll on Civil Liberties	365	(14)
Nadine Strossen
The Theater of Terror: The Psychology of Terrorism and the Mass Media	379	(12)
Gabriel Weimann
Guide: Media Guidelines: From the "Trauma Vortex" to the "Healing Vortex"	391	(4)
Gina Ross
Voice: Wrong Place at the Wrong Time	395	(4)
Chris Cramer
Cultural Issues in Terrorism and in Response to Terrorism	399	(12)
Kathleen Nader
Yael Danieli
Some of the Effects of Terrorism on Refugees	411	(10)
J. David Kinzie
Voice: The Effects of Terror on Ethiopian Israelis: What I Have Left	421	(4)
Micha Feldmann
SECTION IV: PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID, ACUTE AND LONG-TERM TREATMENT FOLLOWING TERRORIST ATTACKS
Mental Health Interventions in a General Hospital Following Terrorist Attacks: The Israeli Experience	425	(14)
Ilan Katz
Avi Bleich
Voice: When News Comes Close	439	(4)
Tali Arad
Treating Survivors of Terrorism While Adversity Continues	443	(12)
Rhonda S. Adessky
Sara A. Freedman
The Treatment of Children Impacted by the World Trade Center Attack	455	(12)
Sandra J. Kaplan
David Pelcovitz
Victor Fornari
Terror, Trauma, and Bereavement: Implications for Theory and Therapy	467	(12)
Ruth Malkinson
Simon Shimshon Rubin
Eliezer Witztutn
Voice: Elizabeth Neuffer: In Memoriam	479	(4)
Peter S. Canellos
Voice: In Memoriam: Daniel Pearl	483	(4)
Tamara Pearl
SECTION V: SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN THE FACE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
Building Resilience: A School-Based Intervention for Children Exposed to Ongoing Trauma and Stress	487	(12)
Naomi L. Baum
Community-Based Interventions in New York City After 9/11: A Provider's Perspective	499	(14)
Jonas Waizer
Amy Dorin
Ellen Stoller
Roy Laird
An Ecological Community-Based Approach for Dealing with Traumatic Stress: A Case of Terror Attack on a Kibbutz	513	(14)
Ronv Berger
SECTION VI: A MULTICOMPONENT MODEL OF PREPARING PROVIDERS IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY TERRORISM
Toward a Public Mental Health Approach for Survivors of Terrorism	527	(14)
Matthew J. Friedman
The Primary Care Health System as a Core Resource in Response to Terrorism	541	(12)
Margaret Heldring
Harold Kudler
Identification and Follow-Up by Primary Care Doctors of Children with PTSD After Terrorist Attacks	553	(12)
Moshe Vardi
Religious Care in Coping with Terrorism	565	(12)
Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas
John Hutchison-Hall
Responding to Terrorism in the USA: Firefighters Share Experiences in Their Own Words	577	(14)
John K. Schorr
Angela S. Boudreaux
Guide: Caring for Public Servants	591	(2)
Dodie Gill
Coping with the Aftermath of Terror-Resilience of ZAKA Body Handlers	593	(12)
Zahava Solomon
Rony Berger
Voice: Ten Years Later?	605	(4)
Deena Yellin
Training and Mobilizing Volunteers for Emergency Response and Long-Term Support	609	(12)
Eleanor Pardess
Volunteers in Disaster Response: The American Red Cross	621	(12)
Susan E. Hamilton
Training Therapists to Treat the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: Disseminating Psychotherapy Research and Researching Psychotherapy Dissemination	633	(16)
Lawrence V. Amsel
Yuval Neria
Randall D. Marshall
Eun Jung Suh
Provider Perspectives on Disaster Mental Health Services in Oklahoma City	649	(14)
Fran H. Norris
Patricia J. Watson
Jessica L. Hamblen
Betty J. Pfefferbaum
Guide: Some Principles of Self Care	663	(4)
Yael Danieli
SECTION VII: INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS: NEW METHODS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Terrorism: The Community Perspective	667	(14)
Mooli Lahad
Community Mental Health in Emergencies and Mass Disasters: The Tel-Aviv Model	681	(14)
Nathaniel Laor
Zeev Wiener
Smadar Spirman
Leo Wolmer
Challenges of Urban Mental Health Disaster Planning	695	(12)
Lloyd L Sederer
Kelly L. Ryan
Kimberly B. Gill
Joshua F. Rubin
Integrating Behavioral Aspects into Community Preparedness and Response Systems	707	(14)
Dori B. Reissman
Sharma Spencer
Terri L. Tanielian
Bradley D. Stein
Finding the Gift in the Horror: Toward Developing a National Psychosocial Security Policy	721	(8)
Claude M. Chemtob
The Need for a Continuum of Trauma Services: Who Feeds the Birds?	729	(12)
Talia Levanon
Elisheva Flamm-Oren
Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann
Voice: Right After the Bomb Went Off	741	(2)
Danny Brom
Mental Health Services Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism	743	(12)
Bella Ben-Gershon
Alexander Grinshpoon
Alexander Ponizovskv
Mental Health Response to Terrorism in the United States: An Adolescent Field in an Adolescent Nation	755	(14)
Brian W. Flynn
Guide: Building Bi-National Collaboration in the Face of Terrorism	769	(4)
Shelley Horwitz
Roberta Leiner
Danny Brom
Claude M. Chemtob
Voice: Assault on the United Nations: Baghdad, 19 August 2003	773	(2)
Martin Barber
CONCLUSION
Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care	775	(16)
Yael Danieli
Danny Bann
Joe Sills
Epilogue	791	(4)
Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Index	795