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Disaster and Trauma Bibliography
October 2005
Compiled by the Severson
National Information Center, a department of the Alliance for
Children and Families, 11700 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
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Single copies of the following titles are
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SEVERSON CENTER.
This bibliography contains brief information
in three main areas:
• Coping with death and grief
• Posttraumatic stress and Critical Incident Debriefing
• Children and trauma/death/grief
Coping with death and grief
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- Coping with Loss - Bereavement and Grief, National Mental Health
Association. #1104
The loss of a loved one is life’s most stressful event and can cause a major
emotional crisis.
Link
- Funerals and Memorials: A Part of Recovery, Center for the Study of
Traumatic Stress.
Link
- SPECIAL Families in Society
COLLECTIONS
Grief and Loss. Visit
www.familiesinsociety.org, and click on the "Search Articles" button --
then using the BROWSE feature for "Collections or Series," choose "Grief
and Loss."
Posttraumatic stress and Critical
Incident Debriefing
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- Critical Incident Response, FEI Behavioral Health. #743
Understanding the critical incident response, and then making a conscious
effort to work through it, will ultimately help overcome the pain.
[Click here
to have a paper copy of this article mailed to you.]
- Critical Incident Stress Information Sheets.
International Critical
Incident Stress Foundation, 2001. #1137
Common signs and signals of a stress reaction and, things to try.
Link
- Diagnostic Criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
2000. #1899
Assessment tool.
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to have a paper copy of this article mailed to you.]
- Psychological Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: An Expert Interview with
Edna B. Foa. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health. September 23,
2005. #609
Interview covers: How does recovery differ in natural disasters vs
terrorists attacks? What information do trauma survivors need most? What
treatments work best if they should develop posttraumatic stress disorder?
Link
- Reliving Trauma: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. National Institute
of Mental Health, October 2001. #1134
Many people with PTSD re-experience the ordeal.
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- Signs and Symptoms of Critical Incident Stress.
International Critical
Incident Stress Foundation. #2343
Physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral signs and symptoms of CIS.
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- When a Friend or Loved One Has Been Traumatized.
International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, 2005. #1114
Link
Children and trauma/death/grief
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- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event.
National Child Traumatic
Stress Network. #1599
How children experience traumatic events and how they express their
lingering distress depends, in large part, on the children’s age and level
of development.
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- Children and Grief. American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry. July 2004. #1125
Children should be allowed to express feelings about their loss and grief in
their own way.
Link
- Children and Trauma. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
2005. #2130
Traumatic life events are fairly common in childhood. Research suggests that
14 to 43% of children have experienced at least one traumatic event in their
lifetime.
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- Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children with Cognitive
Disabilities. Administration for Children and Families, Administration on
Developmental Disabilities. #1472
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- Helping Children After a Disaster. American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry. July 2004. #1126
It is important to explain the catastrophe in words the child can
understand.
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- Helping Children After a Trauma. Family Enterprises, 1996. #1200
Children’s responses to trauma, preschool through sixth grade and up.
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to have a paper copy of this article mailed to you.]
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters.
National Institute of Mental Health. September 2001. #2136
Link
- Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety. National Mental
Health Association. 2001. #1039
Whatever the child’s age or relationship to the damage caused by the
disaster, it’s important that you be open about the consequences for your
family, and that you encourage the child to talk about it.
Link
- Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Hurricane. The
National Child Traumatic Stress Network. #11537
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- Talking to Children about Katrina. David Fassler. #1130
There are no “right” or “wrong” ways to talk with children about tragic and
traumatic events.
Link
- Talking to Children about Terrorism and War. American Academy of
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. February 2003. #1128
By creating an open environment where children feel free to ask questions,
parents can help them cope and reduce the possibility of emotional
difficulties.
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- Trauma Response Efforts for Children: A Primer, Post Trauma Resources.
#1098
Resources to address impact of trauma, response options for children, and
materials for parents and other concerned people.
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- Traumatized Children and the News Media: Clinical Considerations. 1992. #1559
Suggestions are made for measures to minimize potential trauma arising from
media attention. [Click here
to have a paper copy of this article mailed to you.]
- What Is Child Traumatic Stress? The National Child Traumatic Stress
Network. 2003. #1598.
When a child is experiencing traumatic stress, these reactions interfere
with his or her daily life and ability to function and interact with others.
Link
BOOKS:
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- The Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events, by Barbara
Brooks and Paula M. Siegel. (John Wiley & Sons, 1996)
“Here are detailed instructions, based on professional techniques, to
encourage kids of any age – from toddler to teenager – to reveal their
feelings through words, drawings, and role playing with step-by-step advice
for reassuring them and helping them let go of their fear.”
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- Trauma and Disaster Responses and Management, edited by Robert J.
Ursano and Ann E. Norwood. (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2003).
“The editors of this powerful reference summarize our current understanding
of the complex psychological, behavioral, and social responses to disaster
and present a compelling case for intensifying our focus on delivery and
intervention efforts.”
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- When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the
Effects of Disasters, by Lawrence B. Rosenfeld and others. (NASW Press,
2005)
“Born out of necessity and tested in the real world of natural and
technological disasters as well as disasters of human design, this timely
and critically important new volume is a comprehensive and clear examination
of the effects of disasters on children and families from cognitive and
behavioral, family systems, and ecological perspectives. Many special
activities throughout the book provide a ’touch of reality’ that bridges the
gap between cognitive and affective learning.”
Click here to review or order.
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