Featured Articles

Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Natural and Human-Caused Disasters

by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The focus of this report is on within-sample factors that influence who is most likely to experience serious and lasting psychological distress as a result of a disaster. As suggested by Freedy et al. (1992), we differentiated among predisaster, within-disaster, and postdisaster factors.

Brief Tips about Self-Care and Self-Help Following Disasters

by National Center For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The emotional effects of the recent terrorist attacks will be felt by people everywhere: victims, bereaved family members, friends, rescue workers, emergency medical care providers, mental-health care providers, witnesses to the event, volunteers, members of the media, and citizens of the community, the country, and the world.

Understanding School Violence