Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, disaster preparedness and response has developed into a discrete subspecialty in medicine, and the paramount health car
The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of
An important exploration of the severe emotional trauma that can result from posttraumatic stress disorder shows how natural disasters can have long-term psycho
The aims of this book are twofold: to improve understanding of the human experience of trauma, whether at the level of the individual or the community, and to h
This contributed volume examines the intersection of trauma and disaster behavioral health from a lifespan perspective, filling a critical gap in the literature