Family Therapy Magazine
January/February, 2002
Page 10 Terrorism
and Traumatic Stress (click on the title to read advance draft)
By Charles R. Figley, Ph.D.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Charles R. Figley, Ph.D.
The good news is that PTSD is highly treatable
when diagnosed early. The bad news is that it is often missed, or misdiagnosed,
by examining physicians and mental health professionals. This pamphlet
answers the questions: What causes PTSD? How can you tell if it's PTSD?
Is it possible that there can be a delayed reaction to the traumatic event?
What kind of help is there for PTSD? What types of drugs might be used
in treatment? Click
here for more information...