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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > September > September 6, 2002:
Hour One: Psychological Effects of 9-11

The words "September 11" are now synonymous with fear and terror. In this hour of Science Friday we'll take a look at the psychological effects of the attacks, in the days following the events, and a year later. How are we coping? Plus, a look at the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana immediately following the attacks.

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Guests:
Rona M. Fields
Clinical and Consulting Psychologist
Associates in Community Psychology
Washington DC.

William E. Schlenger
Director, Center for Risk Behavior and Mental Health Research
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Juesta M. Caddell
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

David Vlahov
Director, Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies
New York Academy of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Public Health
Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, New York

Books/Articles Discussed:

"Psychological Reactions to Terrorist Attacks Findings From the National Study of Americans' Reactions to September 11" William E. Schlenger; Juesta M. Caddell; Lori Ebert; B. Kathleen Jordan; Kathryn M. Rourke; David Wilson; Lisa Thalji; J. Michael Dennis; John A. Fairbank; Richard A. Kulka. JAMA. 2002;288:581-588.

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Related Links:
National Center for PTSD // National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma : News & Events
Workplace Managed Care: eBriefings Bill Schlenger - Text Transcript
Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / Fear and young minds
NYAM - 2002 Press Room
NIDA NOTES - Coping With Stress in the Wake of September 11
APA HelpCenter: Get the Facts: Psychology in Daily Life:
AMA (Terrorism) Psychosocial Resources
American Psychiatric Association - www.psych.org

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