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Trauma and Biology

Bruce Perry articles, etc. listed by Peter Shefler:

Dr. Perry's email address: bperry@bcm.tmc.edu

Childhood Trauma, the Neurobiology of Adaptation and Use-dependent
Development of the Brain: How States become Traits
http://www.trauma-pages.com/perry96.htm

Neurobiological Sequelae of Chilldhood Trauma: Post-traumatic Stress Disorders in Children
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/civitas/publicat/ptsdx.html

Incubated in Terror: Neurodevelopmental Factors in the 'Cycle of Violence'
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/civitas/publicat/incubated1.html

CIVITAS Child Trauma Programs
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/civitas/
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Van der Kolk articles
Search on "Kolk" for any new material at the Trauma Information Pages Search Area

The Body Keeps the Score
Memory and the evolving psychobiology of post traumatic stress

Dissociation and the Fragmentary Nature of Traumatic Memories

Preface of Traumatic Stress: the effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body and society.f  Traumatic Stress: the effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body, and society

Approaches to Treatment of PTSD

Biological Psychiatry and Trauma

Abstracts for the following are in Biological Psychiatry, vol. 41, supp. 7S, April 1, 1997.  Their home page is at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsych

Abstract 262: Long-term consequences of adverse early experience: a rodent model; Paul Plotsky, Stress Neurobiology Lab., Emory U.

Abstract 263: Stress effects on morphology and function of the hippocampus; Bruce McEwen, Lab. of Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller U.

Abstract 264: Sensitizing, kindling, and quenching effects of early experience; Robert Post et al., Biological Psychiatry Branch, NIMH

Abstract 265: Persistent effects of stress in trauma survivors and their descendants; Rachel Yehuda, Bronx VAMC

Trauma: Treatment & Resources

Trauma Info Pages, David Baldwin
http://www.trauma-pages.com/
dvb@trauma-pages.com

"One of the absolute best Trauma Information Sites available with hundreds of
links, incredibly well done," according to Peter Shefler. Searchable. Articles.

"These Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale disaster. New information is added to this site about once a month. The purpose of this award winning site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field. Specifically, my interests here include both clinical and research aspects of trauma responses and their resolution. For example:

  1. What goes on biologically in the brain during traumatic experience and its resolution?
  2. Which psychotherapeutic procedures are most effective for which patients with traumatic symptoms, and why?
  3. How can we best measure clinical efficacy and treatment outcome for trauma survivor populations?

Supportive resources supplement the more academic or research information of interest to clinicians, researchers, and students. I do realize that these are not mutually exclusive groups. "

The Anxiety and Panic Internet Resource
http://www.algy.com/anxiety/index.html
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~kstrong/

Includes Caregiver Help. "A grass roots project involving thousands of people interested in anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, phobias, shyness, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behavior and post traumatic stress. Tapir is a self-help network dedicated to the overcoming and cure of overwhelming anxiety."

According to Ken Strong: "The site is in two parts.  The first at http://www.algy.com/anxiety/anxiety.html is loaded with information on anxiety diseases and offers many ways for people to get together for mutual grass roots support as well as opportunities for free contact with professionals.  This section is run out of Tennessee, USA.
    "The second part of the site is run out of Victoria, B.C., Canada and is devoted entirely to caregivers and others with an interest in understanding the anxiety diseases and how they may be of assistance to the person with them (and not burn out doing it).   Within the next week it will also offer ways of mutual contact between caregivers as well as professionals. This section is found at  http://www.pacificcoast.net/~kstrong/ "

Sidran Foundation and Press
www.sidran.org

"A national non-profit organization devoted to education, advocacy and research related to the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children and the understanding and treatment of adults suffering from trauma-generated disorders." Books on abuse recovery, other information. 2328 W. Joppa Road, Suite 15, Lutherville, MD 21093  sidran@access.digex.net

The Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress
http://www.ummed.edu/pub/k/kfletche/kidsurv.html
Kenneth.Fletcher@banyan.ummed.edu

This web site provides access to selected articles from the The CHILD SURVIVOR of Traumatic Stress, a newsletter for professionals who have dealings with traumatized children. As most people in this field are aware, traumatized children have generally been ignored by researchers, theorists, and even practitioners until recently. The CHILD SURVIVOR of Traumatic Stress is intended to serve as a forum for those of us who are concerned with gaining a better understanding of the impact of traumatic experience on children.
    The articles in this web site are selections from earlier issues of the newsletter. Some of the articles appear just as they did originally. Some have been abbreviated. Others have been updated or expanded upon.
    The newsletter is currently published annually and distributed free to interested professionals. If you are a professional with an interest in traumatized children and would like a copy of future editions, just contact me via the above e- mail address, regular mail, or telephone. I will add you to my mailing list.

Contributed by Peter Shefler.

The Traumatic Incident Reduction Association
http://www.tir.org

"A great site for those who are interested in a very effective therapy for
resolving traumatic incidents, PTSD, and other related issues." Peter Shefler

The International Society for the Study of Dissociation, (ISSD)
http://www.issd.org
info@issd.org

"The ISSD brings together professionals dedicated to the search for answers to improve the quality of life for all patients with dissociative disorders." They offer a newsletter, journal and guidelines for treatment.

The National Center for PTSD PILOTS Database
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/PILOTS.html

"The PILOTS database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental-health sequelae of exposure to traumatic events. It is available to Internet users through the courtesy of Dartmouth College, whose computer facilities serve as host to the database. No account or password is required, and there is no charge for using the PILOTS database.

National Center for PTSD
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/
PTSD Resource Center 
ptsd@dartmouth.edu
Contact: Fred Lerner, D.L.S., Information Scientist
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
VA Medical Center (116D), White River Junction, Vermont 05009
(802) 296-5132    Fax (802) 296-5135  fred.lerner@dartmouth.edu

Clinician and researcher resources on PTSD, especially related to to military veterans disaster survivors and workers.
     There is a great deal of research and clinical activity ongoing at the National Center sites, including the Executive Division here in White River Junction VT, the Behavioral Sciences and Women's Health Sciences Divisions in Boston, the Clinical Neurosciences and Evaluation Divisions in West Haven, CT, the Education and Clinical Lab Division in Menlo Park CA, and the Pacific Islands Division in Honolulu.  You will find listings of NC personnel and a summary of
NC scientific, educational, and clinical activities (from the NC Annual Report) on the website, as well as job openings and information for patient/public education.
     Projects are ongoing to determine how best to conceptualize trauma, the neurobiology and longitidunal course of traumatic stress responses and PTSD, the relationship of health and PTSD, and preventive and ameliorative interventions in medical, community, and mental health sites for trauma surivors from childhood to older adulthood (e.g., trauma-focus group therapy
for veterans; psychophysiological assessment of potential markers for PTSD, HPAA activity, and immunocompetence; primary care screening for acute pediatric PTSD and chronic adult PTSD; CBT and social problem solving therapy for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse; PTSD comorbidities of children [e.g., ADHD, ODD] and adults [e.g., depression, substance abuse, panic disorder].
     While I don't believe any project has categorized PTSD subtypes, studies of the potential dimensions of trauma exposure (e.g., single incident, cumulative, toxic exposure, malevolent environment) and PTSD (e.g., complex, subthreshold, associated features) are ongoing by NC personnel and our colleagues.

-- Julian D. Ford, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist California (PX6358) New Hampshire (#635) Oregon (#931) Vermont (#730), Deputy to the Executive Director for Education and Clinical Networking, VA National Center for PTSD, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Red Cross DMHS Coordinator, Central VT/NH Chapter, Co-Coordinator, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disaster Mental Health/Critical Incident Training Program, Julian.D.Ford@Dartmouth.EDU Surface Mail:  VAMC  116D
White River Junction, VT  05009, Telephone 802-296-5132 or 802-295-9363 x6071 or FTS 700-829-6071 FAX 802-296-5135 or FTS 700-829-5135

Post Traumatic Stress Resources Web Page 
http://www.long-beach.va.gov/ptsd/stress.html

"The Post Traumatic Stress Resources Web Page is created and maintained by the PTSD Program of the Department of Psychiatry, Carl T. Hayden VAMC, Phoenix Arizona."

PTSD Research Quarterly

Each issue of the PTSD Research Quarterly is available in Portable Document Format (PDF), which reproduces the exact format of the paper edition. Chronological list of available issues Author index to PTSD Research Quarterly Subject index to PTSD Research Quarterly.

Websites/resources directed or edited by Charles R. Figley, Ph.D., Professor;
Director, Florida State University Psychosocial Stress Research Program and
Clinical Lab
. Email: cfigley@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

Green Cross Projects HomePage:
http://www.fsu.edu/~gcp
The Green Cross Projects, under the direction of Charles R. Figley, Ph.D., is located at Florida State University and provides information, education, consultation and treatment for individuals and communities who suffer the effects of trauma.

the ejournal, TRAUMATOLOGY:
http://rdz.stjohns.edu/trauma/traumaj.html

"The iIternational Electronic Journal of Innovations in the Study of the Traumatization Process and Methods for Reducing or Eliminating Related Human Suffering"

"Traumatic-Stress Forum List":
http://psy.uq.edu.au/PTSD/trauma/trauma.html

The Traumatology Forum has been in operation since March of 1994. Most of our members study or treat those who have or are still experiencing the effects of enduring a traumatic event. ...Our most immediate concern is seeking the most powerful, painless, and efficient method for eliminating or at least containing the unwanted consequeces of traumatic events.

Attachment Theory and Trauma: The Psychoanalytic Connection
http://psychoanalysis.com

According to Margaret Crosby: "Susan Coates, Ph.D. and colleagues have set up a web site that offers an extensive list of  references and links to other web pages.   The focus of this site is on Attachment theory and its clinical use; Biology of Attachment and Trauma; Intergenerational Transfer of Attachment and Trauma; Theory of Mind; Object Relations; and other subjects.  The literature review is excellent.
     "Although many of the papers are written from a psychoanalytic perspective, they are quite helpful." Includes listserves.

About Medications for Combat PTSD
Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D. jshay@world.std.com
Staff Psychiatrist, Boston VA Outpatient Clinic

"10/1/95 This was prepared as educational material for combat veterans, but may be useful to others, such as veterans' spouses and non-physician mental health professionals. It is in the public domain and may be duplicated and distributed freely."

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