Emergency Mental Health and
Traumatic Stress

News Items Related to Disaster/Trauma

• VA Offers Free Mental Health Program To Troops
  Yahoo Health News
  October 6, 2004
  
  
  
• Brain Damage May Hold Key to Gulf War Syndrome: Finding might lead to treatments for thousands of veterans, study suggests
  Health Day
  October 4, 2004
  
  
  
• Effects Of Hurricanes Can Be Devastating
  Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
  October 1, 2004
  
  
  
• Hurricanes take toll on mental health
  Gazette-Times
  September 29, 2004
  
  
  
• Iraq war veterans face long-lasting mental health issues, official says
  NWItimes.com
  September 29, 2004
  
  
  
• War takes mental health toll
  PsycPort.com
  September 29, 2004
  
  
  
• Mental health care for vets is key, official says
  The Tennessean
  September 20, 2004
  
  
  
• Anxiety, fatigue grind down hurricane-lashed Floridians 'Normal' comes to mean insomnia, power outages and evacuation orders
  PsycPort.com
  September 13, 2004
  
  
  
• First Reports of Health Effects in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers Find High Rates of Respiratory and Mental Health Problems
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Communication
  September 10, 2004
  
  
  
• Doctors: 9/11 illnesses may not appear for decades
  CNN.com
  September 9, 2004
  
  
  
• Coastal Residents Face Stress From Storms
  American Psychological Association: Psychology News Wire
  September 6, 2004
  
  
  
• Parents Shouldn't Minimize Hurricane Fear
  American Psychological Association: Psychology News Wire
  September 6, 2004
  
  
  
• Mind and body: How does post-traumatic stress disorder affect women's health?
  U.S.News & World Report
  August 31, 2004
  
  
  
• Hurricane Charley: Mental health joins casualties
  St. Petersburg Times
  August 20, 2004
  
  
  
• HHS Deploys Emergency Response Team to Support State, Local Response to Hurricane Charley
  HHS Press Office
  August 16, 2004
  
  
  
• Survey: Soldiers Suffer Stress Disorder
  ABC News
  August 10, 2004
  
  
  
• Suicide Rate Rising in Russian Army
  Washington Post
  July 29, 2004
  
  
  
• Teresa, Interrupted
  Boston Globe
  July 21, 2004
  
  
  
• The invisible wound
  San Francisco Chronicle
  July 15, 2004
  
  
  
• Coping with the stress of war
  MSNBC News
  July 13, 2004
  
  
  
• Hospitals Easing Kids' Fear Factor
  CBS
  July 13, 2004
  
  
  
• Soldiers Taught To Exercise Injured Brains
  InteliHealth
  July 13, 2004
  
  
  
• Grant for post-disaster mental health treatment
  Newsday
  July 8, 2004
  
  
  
• U.S. Troops Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress after Iraq
  National Public Radio NPR
  July 8, 2004
  
  
  
• Combat stress: The war within
  CNN.com
  July 6, 2004
  
  
  
• Army Psychiatrist Specializes In Disaster, Trauma Response
  Psychiatric News
  July 2, 2004
  
  
  
• Harvard Expert: Parents Need To Address Terrorists' Barbaric Acts
  InteliHealth
  June 23, 2004
  
  
  
• Psychiatric Hospital Struggles to Heal in Iraq
  Boston Herald
  June 21, 2004
  
  
  
• Soldier: Commander Tried to Change Report
  Washington Post
  June 17, 2004
  
  
  
• Families split, but kids survive
  USA Today
  June 7, 2004
  
  
  
• Operation enduring misery
  Missoula Independent
  June 4, 2004
  
  
  
• APA OFFERS MATERIALS THAT CAN HELP CHILDREN DEAL WITH DISTURBING IMAGES FROM IRAQ
  APA Online
  June 3, 2004
  
  
  
• Eleven Letters Honor POW's Hidden Wound
  Washington Post
  May 24, 2004
  
  
  
• Alzheimer's patients show intense emotional reactions to 9/11
  APA Online
  May 20, 2004
  
  
  
• Image After-Effects
  ABC News
  May 19, 2004
  
  
  
• Psychology Offers Clues in Prison Abuse
  Washington Post
  May 10, 2004
  
  
  
• The Face of War
  ABC News
  May 7, 2004
  
  
  
• The Military's Mounting Mental Health Problems
  AlterNet
  April 30, 2004
  
  
  
• Afghanistan's invisible war wounds...
  San Francisco Chronicle
  April 22, 2004
  
  
  
• Study Details Firefighter's 9/11 Problems
  InteliHealth
  April 21, 2004
  
  
  
• Mental health symptoms common at Pentagon after 9/11
  EurekAlert
  April 16, 2004
  
  
  
• Following a Bright Light to a Calmer Tomorrow
  The New York Times
  April 15, 2004
  
  
  
• Veteran's Suicide No Bar to Recognition
  Washington Post
  April 6, 2004
  
  
  
• Psychological Impact of Killing in Battle
  National Public Radio NPR
  March 31, 2004
  
  
  
• Army Beefs Up Suicide Prevention Programs
  InteliHealth
  March 29, 2004
  
  
  
• Army Analyzes GI Suicide Rate
  CBS
  March 26, 2004
  
  
  
• Mental health workers honored for response to Station fire
  Boston Herald
  March 24, 2004
  
  
  
• Suicide May Keep Veteran From Eternal Recognition
  Washington Post
  March 22, 2004
  
  
  
• Mark Wahlberg helps juvenile offenders
  USA Today
  March 16, 2004
  
  
  
• Study Documents Trauma Of Child Soldiers
  InteliHealth
  March 15, 2004
  
  
  
• Medical Advice: Don't Stress Out
  CBS
  March 9, 2004
  
  
  
• WHY WORRY BEADS MAY WORK
  APA Monitor
  March 8, 2004
  
  
  
• Teens Hit Hard by 9/11, Iraq
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  March 4, 2004
  
  
  
• Chechnya's children traumatized by unending war
  San Francisco Chronicle
  March 2, 2004
  
  
  
• Health snapshot of returning soldiers: 11,000 have sought treatment
  Seattle Times
  March 2, 2004
  
  
  
• Forgiveness Is Good, Up to a Point
  Psychology Today
  February 25, 2004
  
  
  
• Grieving Children
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  February 19, 2004
  
  
  
• Helping with post-conflict readjustment
  APA Online
  February 4, 2004
  
  
  
• Mental health organizations receive award for nightclub fire response
  ABC News
  January 22, 2004
  
  
  
• Poverty takes toll on physical, mental health on families
  Erie Times-News
  January 16, 2004
  
  
  
• U.S. Soldiers' Suicide Rate Is Up in Iraq
  ABC News
  January 15, 2004
  
  
  
• New Guide Offers African American Families Help To Cope With Crises
  InteliHealth
  January 14, 2004
  
  
  
• Kids Exposed To Violence Have More Behavioral Problems
  InteliHealth
  January 2, 2004
  
  
  
• A woman rebuilds a life shattered by a drunk driver
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  December 24, 2003
  
  
  
• Dealing With The Loss Of A Child During Holidays
  InteliHealth
  December 18, 2003
  
  
  
• VOA Works To Prevent Homelessness
  WOKR TV
  December 12, 2003
  
  
  
• Motor Vehicle Accidents Are Leading Cause Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, According To New Book
  InteliHealth
  December 9, 2003
  
  
  
• Trauma and Opportunity
  ABC News
  December 1, 2003
  
  
  
• Washington University to study mental-health impact of Sept. 11 attacks
  Jefferson City News Tribune
  November 24, 2003
  
  
  
• Heart Attacks Linked to 9/11 Stress
  Newsday
  November 18, 2003
  
  
  
• PTSD -- 60 Years Later
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  November 12, 2003
  
  
  
• Depression, Trauma Stress Linked To Physical Complaints
  InteliHealth
  November 5, 2003
  
  
  
• National Trauma: What Are the Consequences of War in the Middle East?
  Psychiatric Times
  October 21, 2003
  
  
  
• Trauma and Violence in Childhood: A U.S. Perspective
  Psychiatric Times
  October 17, 2003
  
  
  
• Troops Get Mandatory Postwar Counseling
  ABC News
  October 7, 2003
  
  
  
• After a loss or tragedy: Coping with the reminders
  MayoClinic
  September 12, 2003
  
  
  
• Sept. 11: Where Are We Now?
  WebMD
  September 11, 2003
  
  
  
• Terror Attacks Still Haunt Many New Yorkers
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  September 9, 2003
  
  
  
• Blackout's Emotional Toll
  CBS
  August 18, 2003
  
  
  
• Israelis Psychologically Resilient Despite Terrorism
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  August 13, 2003
  
  
  
• Diff'rent Folks, Diff'rent Stress
  CBS
  August 7, 2003
  
  
  
• Post-Traumatic Stress Effects Examined
  ABC News
  August 6, 2003
  
  
  
• Overcoming Terror
  Psychology Today
  July 25, 2003
  
  
  
• A Time to Grieve
  ABC News
  June 3, 2003
  
  
  
• The War Stories Project
  PBS Online News Hour
  May 23, 2003
  
  
  
• Bad Memories Block Out New Memories
  HealthScoutNewsReporter
  April 15, 2003
  
  
  
• Helping kids through crisis situations
  MayoClinic
  April 4, 2003
  
  
  
• U.S. Tackles Battlefield Stress
  CBS
  April 4, 2003
  
  
  
• Iraqi Kids Face War Trauma Risk
  CBS
  April 1, 2003
  
  
  
• Real-Time War Can Create Homefront Guilt
  ABC News
  March 31, 2003
  
  
  
• Coping With War
  ABC News
  March 28, 2003
  
  
  
• Should Parents Let Their Kids Watch Graphic War Coverage?
  ABC News
  March 26, 2003
  
  
  
• Staying Healthy in Times of Stress
  WebMD
  March 26, 2003
  
  
  
• War Anxiety? Here's What To Do
  CBS
  March 21, 2003
  
  
  
• Anxiety Rises as Threat of War Nears
  WebMD
  March 19, 2003
  
  
  
• Children need help putting war in context
  Scripps Howard News Service
  March 18, 2003
  
  
  
• The Act of Dissociation Can Protect Children Emotionally From Trauma, but Repeated Use May Cause Lasting Harm
  Washington Post
  February 17, 2003