Youth and trauma: terror, war, murder, incest, rape, and suicide.
College students in the United States post-9/11 face a different world than did their predecessors. In short vignettes this article reveals some of the numerous traumas that have been reported in a full-service counseling center at a small state university. Exploration of the impact of traumas past and present is interwoven with commentary on the impact of systems dynamics. A brief theoretical exploration is included of post-trauma resilience and the ongoing sense of threat that many traumatized persons experience.
Halligan
Fredrica R
FR
MindBodySpirit Institute, 2289 Bedford St. G-19, Stamford, CT 06905, USA. Frhalli@aol.com
D000293:Adolescent; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology