Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

Beyond the Breaking Point

By Judith Matloff and Robert Nickelsberg

Caught between military occupation and separatist terrorism, a society that doesn't talk about mental health is desperate for psychiatrists, faith healers, medication — anything that could help heal "one of the most traumatized places on earth." A multimedia exclusive.

Covering Two Catastrophes

Resources for Journalists

For those reporting on the natural disasters in China and Myanmar, the Dart Center has assembled tip sheets, advice and reflection from journalists on past catastrophes and other resources of relevance.

Military Psychiatric Screening Lags

In the Hartford Courant, Matthew Kauffman and Lisa Chedekel report that, despite the Pentagon’s promises to the contrary, the military continues to refer a far smaller proportion of troops to mental-health professionals than actually have mental-health problems. More »

"Without a Scratch"

Washington Post reporters Anne Hull and Dana Priest have continued their investigation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center by focusing on the Army's care for soldier's suffering from PTSD and other mental health problems. More »

'Unprecedented' Report Examines War Effects

Mental-Health Stigma May Keep Sufferers from Seeking Help

By Jesse Tarbert

About one out of six veterans (15.6 to 17.1 percent) returning from Iraq met criteria for combat-related psychiatric disorders, including depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, researchers say in a report published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Suicide Coverage Can Amplify Problem

By Sherry Ricchiardi

A national panel of experts in suicide, behavioral science and the media cautions and advises journalists on how to report this sensitive subject.

Suicide and Depression

What Journalists Should Know

By Frank Ochberg

Clinical psychiatrist and trauma expert Frank Ochberg discusses medical aspects of depression and suicide.