Recent Refereed Journal Articles (2000-Present)

  1. Figley, C. R. & Jones, R. (in press, 2008). The 2007 Virginia Tech Shootings: Identification and Application of Lessons Learned. Traumatology, 14:1.
  2. Adams, R. E., Figley, C. R., & Boscarino, J. A. (2008). The Compassion Fatigue Scale: Its Use With Social Workers
    Following Urban Disaster .     Research on Social Work Practice, 18:3, 238-250.
  3. Ridha, H., Al Naser, F., & Figley, C. R. (in press, 2008). Developing a Measure of Contentment in an Arab Muslim Country: Implications for Cross Cultural Research in Social Work . European Journal of Social Work.
  4. Figley, C. R. (2007). An Introduction to the Special Issue on the MHAT-IV. Traumatology, 13:4, 4-7.
  5. Adams, R. E., Figley, C. R., & Boscarino, J. A. (in press, 2008). The Compassion Fatigue Scale: Its Use With Social Workers
    Following Urban Disaster    . Research on Social Work Practice.
  6. Ridha, H., Al Naser, F., & Figley, C. R. (2008). Developing a Measure of Contentment in an Arab Muslim Country: Implications for Cross Cultural Research in Social Work. European Journal of Social Work, 11:1, 1-11.
  7. Rank, M. G., Chaffin, I., & Figley, C. R. (2007). Factors Influencing Program Completion in an Extended Care Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program. Work, 28: 1-9.
  8. Bride, B. E., & Figley, C. R. (2007). The Fatigue of Compassionate Social Workers: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Compassion Fatigue. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35:151–153.
  9. Bride, B. E., Radey, M., & Figley, C. R. (2007). Measuring compassion fatigue. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35:155-163.
  10. Radey, M. & Figley, C. R. (2007). The social psychology of compassion. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35: 207-214.
  11. Boscarino, J. A., Adams, R. E., & Figley, C. R. (2006). Worker productivity and outpatient service use after the September 11 th Attacks: Results from the New York City terrorism outcome study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 49: 670-682.
  12. Boscarino, J. A., Adams, R.E., Figley, C. R., Galea, S. & Foa, E. B. (2006). Fear of terrorism and preparedness in New York City 2 years after the attacks: Implications for disaster planning and research.  Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12(6), 505-513.
  13. Adams, R.E., Boscarino, J. A. & Figley, C.R. (2006). Compassion fatigue and Psychological Distress Among Social Workers: A Validation Study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76:1, 103-108.
  14. Al Naser, F., Ridha, H., & Figley, C. R. (2005). Adopting a Strength-based, Indigenous-focused Approach to Studying Kuwaiti Post-traumatic Stress. Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES), 14:2, 1-10.
  15. Figley, C. R. (2005). Strangers at Home: A commentary on the secondary traumatization in partners and parents of Dutch peacekeeping soldiers. Journal of Family Psychology, 19:2, 227-229.
  16. Boscarino, J. A., Adams, R. E.,& Figley, C. R. (2005). A Prospective Cohort Study of the Effectiveness of Employer-Sponsored Crisis Interventions after a Major Disaster. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 7:1, 9-22.
  17. Boscarino, J., Figley, CR., Adams, RE., Galea, S., Resnick, H.,  Fleischman, AR., Bucuvalas, M., & Gold, J. (2004) Iatrogenic Effects of Studying Persons Recently Exposed to Psychological Trauma.  Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192:8, 515-524.
  18. Boscarino, J., Figley, C. R., Adams, R. E., & Galea, S  (2004). Mental health services use 1-year after the World Trade Center Disaster: Implications for mental health care. General Hospital Psychiatry, 26, 346-358.
  19. Boscarino, J. A., Figley, C. R., & Adams, R. E. (2004). Fear of terrorism in New York on the brink of war  Annals of Epidemiology, 13:8(1), 572.
  20. Figley, C. R. (2004). El programa de certificion en psicotraumatologia como respuesta al abordaje del tratamiento del estres provocado por el terrorismo a nivel nacional e internacional. Revista de Psicotrauma, 3:2, 36-39.
  21. Figley, C. (2004). From Necessity to Reality: The History, Philosophy, and Programs of the Green Cross Foundation Traumatology, 10:1, 55-56.
  22. Boscarino, J. A., Figley, C. R. & Adams, R. E. (2004). Evidence of Compassion Fatigue following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks:A Study of Secondary Trauma among Social Workers in New York.  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 6:2, 98-108.
  23. Bride, B. E., Robinson, M. M., Yegidis, B. & Figley, C. R. (2004). Development and Validation of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale. Research on Social Work Practice, 14:1, 27-36.
  24. Weaver A.J., Flannelly, L.T., Garbarino, J., Figley, C. & Flannelly, K.J.  (2003).  A Review of the Research on Religion and Spirituality. The Journal of Traumatic Stress: 1990-1999."  Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 6:3, 215-228.
  25. Figley, C. R. (2003). Fishing Lessons for Treating the Traumatized:  History of the Traumatology Certification Program. Traumatology, 9:4, 187-192.
  26. Roberts, S., Weaver, A.J., Flannelly, K. J. & Figley, C. R.  (2003). Compassion Fatigue Among Chaplains and Other Clergy after September 11th" Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191:11, 756-758.
  27. Boscarino, J. A., Figley, C. R. & Adams, R. E. (2003). Fear of Terrorism One Year after the Terrorist Attacks in New York City: Implications for Public Mental Health, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 5:4, 199-209.
  28. Figley, C. R. (2003). El tratamieno del estres traumatico: Una perspective basada en la teoria. Revista de Psicotrauma, 2:1, 4-13.
  29. Ospina-Kammerer, V. & Figley, C. R. (2003). An Evaluation of the Respiratory One Method (ROM) in Reducing Emotional Exhaustion Among Family Physician Residents.   Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 5: 1, 29-32.
  30. Salston, M.D. & Figley, C. R. (2003). Secondary traumatic stress effects of working with survivors of criminal victimization. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16:1, 167-174.
  31. Figley, C. R. (2002). Compassion fatigue and the psychotherapist's chronic lack of self care.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58:11, 1433-1441.
  32. Figley, C. R., Figley, K. R. & Norman, J. (2002). Tuesday Morning September 11, 2001: The Green Cross Projects Role as a Case Study in Community-Based Traumatology Services. Journal of Trauma Practice, 1:4, 13-36.
  33. Boscarino, J. A., Figley, C. R., & Adams, R. E. (2003). Iatrogenic effects of interviewing patients recently exposed to psychological trauma. American Journal of Epidemiology. 157: 111, 71
  34. Figley, C. R. (2002). Origins of Traumatology and Prospects for the Future, Part I. Journal of Trauma Practice, 1:1, pp. 17-32. 
  35. Boscarino, J. A., Figley, C. R., & Adams, R. E. (2003). Fear of terrorism in NY and its psychological impact 1-year after the September 11 attacks. American Journal of Epidemiology. 157: 111, S89
  36. Torres, S., Figley, C. R., & Han, H-R. & Laude, M. (2002). Stressful Life Events and Coping Mechanisms in Anglo and Hispanic Battered Women. Hispanic Health Care International, Journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, 1:2, 132-147.
  37. Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2001). September 11th Terrorist Attack: Application of Disaster Management Principles in Providing Emergency Mental-Health Services. Traumatology, 7:4, 143-151.
  38. Dietrich, A., Maxfield, L., Baranowsky, A. Navarro, M., Gentry, J. E., Harris, C. J. and Figley, C. R. (2000) New Approaches to the Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders. Traumatology, 6:4, 251-272. 
  39. Figley, C. R.& Figley, K. R. (2002). The Green Cross Project: A model for providing emergency mental health aid after September 11. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 82:2, 42-48.
  40. Figley, C.R., Leeds AM, Tinker-Wilson, S.A., & van der Kolk, B.A. (2000). Further discussion of EMDR for treatment of PTSD.   Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61:10: 785-785. 
  41. Figley, C. R. (2000). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Clinical Update (published by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), 2:5 (September), 1-8.
  42. Figley, C. R. (2000). Traumatizacion sistemica: el transtorno por estres traumatico secundario en los terapeutas familiares. Sistemas Familiares, 16:2, 128-142.
  43. Figley, C. R. and Peeples, K. A. (2000). An Interview with Charles Figley: Burnout in Families and Implications for the Profession. The Family Journal, April, 203-206.

Submitted

  1. Boscarino, J. & Figley, C. R. (submitted, 2008). The Impact of PTSD, Repression and Hostility on all-Cause Mortality: A 16-Year Follow-up Study.
  2. Figley, C. R., Ridda, H., Chapman, P., & Al Naser, F. (submitted, 2008). In the Shadows of Saddam: A Household Survey of Mental Health in Kuwait.
  3. Chapman, P., Figley, C. R., Ridda, H., Al Naser, F., and Donnelly, E. (submitted, 2008). Measuring Mental Health Following Traumatization: Psychometric Analysis of the Kuwait Raha Scale Using a Random National Household.
  4. Everson, R. B & Figley, C. R. (submitted, 2007). A Three Factor Stress Model for Assessing the Impact of Combat-Related Deployments and Soldier Rank on U.S. Army Spouses.

In Preparation

  1. Albright, D. L., Daley, J. G., & Figley, C. R. (in preparation). Understanding the role of resilient communities in preventing combat stress injuries.
  2. Figley, C.R., & Albright, D.L. (in preparation). Combat stress injury grief: The role and implications of shame.
  3. Figley, C. R. and Karairmak, O. (in preparation). Resiliency as Trait versus Resilience as a State: Some preliminary longitudinal data supporting the former.