Building Psychological Resiliency

Why do some people exposed to trauma suffer serious psychological consequences such as PTSD while others don't? Hartford Courant reporter Lisa Chedekel profiles Dr. Steven Southwick, a psychiatry professor at Yale who has been studying the factors that lead to psychological resiliency ...

(Note: The story has been moved to the Courant's online archive, but you can still read it for free at VA Watchdog ...)

September 11 and Journalists' Health

From Dart Ochberg Fellow David Handschuh, chair of New York Press Photographer Association's Inter-Governmental Relations Committee:

New York State passed a law that extends till 8/14/08 the time for "Rescue and Recovery Workers" to file for Workers Comp for injuries sustained while working at the World Trade Center. This is a VERY good thing that will help many people but unfortunately excludes Journalists, reporters, photographers, producers, correspondents and others in the media who covered the attack for months afterwards ... I need your assistance in getting a handle on how many media members have health concerns over their 9/11 exposure.

For details, see nyppa.org.

JAMA Focuses on Human Rights Research

The current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association targets issues concerning violence and human rights, including depression intervention for young war survivors, abuse of children during parents' military service, and trauma symptoms among child soldiers.