Suicide Statistics
October 22, 2012
A fact-sheet of both national and international statistics relating to suicide
Resources for PTSD & Mental Health
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PTSD vs. PTSI: More Than A Name
With suicide rates in the U.S. armed forces at record highs, debate is raging about whether changing the name post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) would help reduce stigma. The Dart Center asked three leading clinicians and researchers to weigh in.
Where All Sides Align
September 19, 2012 by Elana Newman
While the debate is focused on the power of naming a disorder, it really represents a far more important set of nuanced issues and assumptions about the nature of psychological responses after surviving catastrophe, brutal deaths, war, sexual assault and other horrific life events. It also represents differing views on how best to achieve needed cultural changes.
PTSD is "PTSD"
September 19, 2012 by Matthew Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Changing the name of PTSD won't eliminate stigma or make sufferers more likely to seek treatment.
An Injury, Not A Disorder
September 19, 2012 by Frank Ochberg
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has been an accepted diagnosis since 1980. It's time for clinicians to adopt a new name - Post-Traumatic Stress Injury - that is more accurate, hopeful and honorable.
Covering Suicide: New Science, New Guidelines
June 23, 2011 by Bruce Shapiro
We know more about suicide than ever before, says epidemiologist Madelyn Gould. New recommendations tell journalists how to use that knowledge, and a classroom guide tells journalism educators how to teach it.
Confronting Cruelty: Q&A With Cecilia Ballí
April 7, 2011 by Tanya Paperny
A 2010 Dart Ochberg fellow reflects on how her work as a cultural anthropologist shapes her approach to journalistic and literary storytelling.
Natural Disaster and Mental Health Issues
February 2, 2011 by Alexander McFarlane
Guidance from an experienced psychiatrist on mental health issues and how they evolve in regions devastated by natural disasters.
Medical Writer Goes Deep on PTSD
December 17, 2010
A report on Reuters.com sheds light on how stressful – and dangerous – the act of newsgathering has become. And what news organizations need to do about it.
Veterans' Families: The Social Impact of PTSD
December 16, 2010 by Stan Alcorn
The story of war on the home front isn't complete without understanding its effect on military families.