This article describes what one can expect to endure when a traumatic event is encountered. It then goes into detail as to what PTSD is and how the symptoms manifest, including describing risk factors.

 

This paper offers a brief introduction to looking at trauma and resilience through the glasses of ecology. It can best be described by offering the following sentence: “this framework proposes that individual differences in traumatic response are the result of complex interactions among person, event, and environmental factors.”.

 

This is a text that lists common psychological reactions to disasters. It covers the physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral dimensions.

 

 

 

 

This National Center PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) fact sheet gives a good introduction to PTSD by covering how it develops, what its symptoms are, and what treatments are available.

 

This is the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosing PTSD. It is probably more useful for professionals than the public, but will still be informative for those who want to see what the standard is for diagnosis.

 

This is another good introduction to PTSD. It offers a number of quick facts about the condition and then goes into treatment options.

 

Published by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, this guide covers the differences and similarities of PTSD and ASD (Acute Stress Disorder).

 

 

Entitled “Countering Depression With the Five Building Blocks of Resilience,” this article talks about how to build resilience to life’s challenges. It goes through Trust, Autonomy, Initiative, Industry, and Identity.

 

A pamphlet covering what resiliency is, how it is created, and what can be done to foster it. Attention is paid to children, the family and home, and schools.

 

A joint publication by the Discovery Channel and the American Psychological Association, this booklet address how resilience is defined, strategies to build it, and places to look for help.