Interviews
with Charles R. Figley, Ph.D.
2006 and Beyond
Prior
to 2006:
2005
"PTSD
cases will ‘totally overwhelm' country, experts say" By
Rick
Maze
December 26, 2005
 Local
Sri Lankans recall disaster, by Julian Pecquet Dec 26, 2005
 Idaho
Falls Post Register Editorial By Marty Trillhaase: Redeeming
Idaho 's Debt, December 17.
by
Kathleen Laufenberg: Celebrating Rosh
Hashana in Baghdad Palace, December 13. AND
Kathleen Laufenberg:
Holidays
are a Lonely Time for Soldiers, December 13.
 By
Leo Shane III : Stars
and Stripes Researchers:
Alcohol misuse, divorce rates higher among returning troops
. Mideast edition, Friday, December 9, 2005
 by
Mike Clay: After
returning home, South Florida soldiers focus on helping fellow veterans.
Posted
December 4 2005
by Gerald Ensley: Honoring
their Service, November 11.
Associated
Press BRENT KALLESTAD: Young
vets back in school, look to future, November 10.
 From
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health by Jessica Gould :
Expert Interview Compassion Fatigue: An Expert Interview With Charles R. Figley,
MS, PhD, Posted 10/17/2005
 By
JOAN D. LaGUARDIA of the Ft. Myers News-Press: Katrina,
Rita brew new feelings, fears, In
'04, some called post-storm trauma 'hurricane fatigue'
HURRICANE RITA: DESTRUCTION RETURNS
TO GULF COAST, In '04, some called post-storm trauma 'hurricane fatigue' September
24, 2005
 By
John Pacenti: Rita
coverage has viewers in empathetic grip. Palm Beach Post Staff Writer,
Friday, September 23, 2005 also published in the  .
 By
LANCE
GAY: "Ain't This America. . . Suffering Compassion Fatigue,"
Sep 23,
08:01.
 by
Amy S. Rosenberg: At
Shore, preparation and denial. Posted September 11, 2005
By Diane C. Lade: Many
S. Floridians ignore warning not to take in random hurricane victims.
Posted September 12 2005
 By
Jane Spencer: Rethinking
disaster plans after storm -- Emergency-preparedness advice has largely focused
on terrorism, but Mother Nature reminds nation of more common types of crises,
September 12, 2005
by JEFF DONN (Associated Press): Non-soldiers
suffer post-traumatic stress. August 13. Also 
 ,
,  
 By
DAVID CRARY (The Associated Press):
Self-Deception Often Part of Prison Love,
Thursday, August 11, 2005; 5:08 PM. Also published in 
,  ,
,  ,
. 
 By
Dara Kam: "Stressed
out Floridians feel 'anniversary effect,' " Special to The Palm Beach
Post, Saturday, July 09, 2005
 -
Eilene ZimmermanThe game of their
lives Biofeedback through video helps returning troops fight post-traumatic
stress disorder,
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
 By
GREGORY PIATT: "All
there in black, white." Jan Scruggs, president of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial in Washington , had something to tell Ray Moore when he
was organizing Jacksonville 's Veterans Memorial Wall: There are going to
be mistakes. Posted Memorial Day, May 30, 2005
Shana
Gruskin: Fight
hurricane angst: Make your plans and preparations early.
Posted May 23, 2005
 Gina
Piccalo: "Celebrities face the 'piñata
syndrome' -- With so many taking swings at so little Hollywood news, stars
like Dave Chappelle are kept on the defensive as agents stay on the run."
Posted May 20, 2005.
 The
Florida Times-Union's THOMAS LAKE: Is
it safe to come out now? May 11, 2005.
 Alternative
Medicine Julia Van Tine: Spotlight on Post-Traumatic
Stress: Trauma survivors are drawing on a new set of treatment options
to find peace. May, 2005.
 by
Gerald Ensley: Group
provides training to help aid disaster victims, April 19.
 Shelley
Widhalm: Madness to their method,
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2005
 :
Tears For
Fears: ‘American Idol' Contestants Under Pressure, Monday,
February 21, 2005
by Jennifer Jefferson:
Mission
a learning opportunity for Green Cross: Green Cross counselors return
from mission, Sat, Feb. 12, 2005
Dispatches
from Sri Lanka by Kathy Regan Figley
 ALAN
SCHNEPF: "Law
agents cope with traumatic cases, " Thursday, January 13, 2005.
FSU.Com by Libby Fairhurst:
FSU-founded
Green Cross assistance program launches fundraising campaign for humanitarian
mission to Sri Lanka, January 10.
Campus Notes: Sri
Lanka asks for Trauma Specialists, January 9.
FSU Headlines: Radio
by Tom Block: FSU-founded
Green Cross assistance program launches fundraising campaign for humanitarian
mission to Sri Lanka. January 07, 2005.
2004
by David Dashev
of Columbia Hospital: "Storm
stress
People use variety of ways to cope with anxiety associated with hurricanes,"
Article
published Sep 14, 2004
By
Rocky Scott: Storms
take emotional toll. September 11.
 By
LAURA GREEN (laura.green@heraldtribune.com):
From
relief to gratitude to anger: Experts list the emotional stages for survivors
of a disaster like Charley, August
25.
 Aftermath
of Charley, 17 reported dead; billions in damages. Aug 17, 2004
By MONIQUE FIELDS, Times
Staff Writer: "Hurricane
Charley, Share news with your kids but, above all, stay calm," August
13, 2004
by Free Press Columnist DESIREE COOPER: "Terror
apathy takes over in face of danger." August 3, 2004
By Jennifer Warner:
WebMD Feature, "Coping
With Psychological Warfare at Home Learn
how to defend yourself from the psychological terror that war brings."
July.
 By
Marilyn Elias: "Many
Iraq veterans fighting an enemy within," June 30, 2004
 By
Lauren Beckham Falcone: " 'Round
the Benza: Can Affleck's gal keep Cinderella story from becoming fractured
fairy tale?" June 9, 2004.
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 By
NANCY KAFFER: Torture
symposium set, Dearborn Press & Guide Newspapers. May 5.
by
Stacy Colino: "Take Control of Stress This Second," May, p. 214.
 By
Joe Garner, Rocky Mountain News: "Two
wars, two realities," March
13, 2004
 by Mary
Sykes Wylie: "The
Limits of Talk Bessel van der Kolk wants to transform the treatment of
trauma," and "The Politics of PTSD: How a Controversial Diagnosis Battled its Way into DSM," January/February.
By GEORGE WATSON /
The Press-Enterprise: "When heroes need help, GRIEF: Those searching
for the slide victims use the same counselors as the victims' kin. " 11:34
PM PST on Sunday, January 4, 2004.
2003
How
to Handle the Cost of Caring, December 2, 2003.
 Interview
with Charles Figley on "Holiday Family Stress Is your family fighting over
an inheritance? We have tips on how you can keep your loved ones together when
it comes to estate planning," November 26, 2003.
By
Joe Garner, Rocky Mountain News: " Dad's
visit short, but, oh, so sweet Army grants 15-day R&R from Iraq - and
that's fine by Sgt. Keith Swatsley," November
12, 2003.
 By
Peter Grier " On
the anniversary of 9/11, many are trying to live uninterrupted lives
amid doubts over US safety, " September 11.
and picked up by
and
 By
BRAD SMITH bsmith@tampatrib.com: " Shards
of 9/11," Sep 11, 2003.
By LIZ FREEMAN, epfreeman@naplesnews.com: " 9/11
— Two Years Later: Anniversary to stir strong emotions of grief, helplessness,
" Thursday, September 11, 2003.
 by
Bill Thompson: "A
World of Change Some live with pain; others seek normalcy in," Published September
11.
By Diane Hirth: " Security
just one of voters' issues," Sep. 11, 2003
by Tom Block, "Professor
of social work studies the physchosocial effects of 9-11 on New Yorkers,"
September 10 (second of two broadcast reports).
 By
Andrew Dunn (andrew.dunn@theledger.com), TWO
YEARS LATER: Students Learned From 9/11 Tragedy, September 8, 2003
by Joseph Straw, Journal Register
News Service "Freedom
itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will
be defended."
09/04/2003
 by
Karen Peterson and Steve Sternberg: "Blackout
illuminates change for the better," August 18.
Parenting magazine, June/July 2003.
SOCIAL WORK TODAY by
Matthew Robb, MSW: "Helping
Military Families Cope, " May 19, 2003, 26-29.
by
Kathryn Wexler: "Tired
of bad news? So is America, experts say," May 2, 2003.
 by
David Tenenbaum: "The
Pain of Prison," April 24, 2003
 by
Daniel de Vise & Jennifer Maloney: "Reactions
Muted to Lowering of Terror Alert," April 17, 2003
 by
Erica Eggen: "How
does war impact the U.S.?" April 03, 2003
by
Anita Kumar: "Campus
war protests a far cry from Vietnam," April 2, 2003
by
Karen Peterson: "Americans
muster strength to fight fear," March 27, 2003
by
Jesse Bratter: "Vigil held to commemorate the lives of suicide victims
FSU professor: 'The price is too high' " March 27, 2003
by Tom Bayles: "POW
recalls captivity: The Bradenton man was beaten and held in isolation,"
March 25, 2003.
by Andrew Dunn: "Experts
advise monitoring kids' war knowledge, " March 25, 2003.
by CURTIS KRUEGER and CHRIS TISCH: "TV
reports blindside soldiers' families," March 25, 2003
by Jeff Herring, MS, LMFT: "Help
yourself and your kids cope with war stress, " March 24, 2003
 By
Alfred Lubrano "THE
WAIT: An odd limbo as clock ticks," March 19, 2003
 by
Jennifer Harper: "Hollywood
frets over holding Oscars if Iraq war starts," March 19, 2003.
By
Andrew Dunn: "Magazine
names SAIL state's No. 2 school," Mar. 03, 2003
by Helen Kennedy: "All
Smiles on Shuttle Video," March 1, 2003
 'Miracle'
video shows happy, businesslike final minutes aboard Columbia ,03/01/2003
Associated Press: "Upbeat
images should comfort family, public
Footage
offers 'peace of mind,' experts say ," Mar 1, 12:10 AM. Also
appeared in
 ,
 ,
Astronauts mug for cameras, cheerfully help one another in final minutes
of their lives; only this video, among hundreds, survived 02/28/2003
Remarkable
video 'postcard' from the astronauts should be comfort to family, experts
say02/28/2003 Video
of astronauts' final minutes released, showing crew smiling, joking; tape
found Feb. 6 02/28/2003
by MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer): "Video
Shows Crew Near Shuttle's Demise," Mar 1, 8:07 AM EST. Also
appeared in  ,
 ,
February
By
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer: Video Shows Astronauts' Final Minutes
2
hours, 42 minutes ago Add Science - AP to My Yahoo!", February 28,
2003.
Memphis Commercial Appeal/Go Memphis:
by David Crary, The Associated Press:
"Nightclub nightmares all too common refrain," February 22, 2003d_world/article/0,1426,MCA_454_1762454,00.html
By
Kristina Henderson: "Snow
brings out people's best, worst; Personality plays role, experts say,"
February 21, 2003, Friday, Final Edition.
 By
David Crapy (Associated
Press National Writer): Nightclub
Disasters Are Familiar Tragedy, February 21, 5:36 PM EST. 
"Nightclub disasters: All-too-familiar tragedy," Friday, February 21, 2003
Posted: 6:08 PM EST (2308 GMT)
 "Nightclub
Disasters are Familiar Tragedy," Friday, February 21, 2003, 11:10 PM
By
Jennifer Harper: "Hysteria
runs riot; networks fuel the fear," February 13, 2003
 By
Libby Copeland: Living
Under A Cloud: When Bad News Seems To Pile On, It's Hard to Remember The
Good, Saturday, February 8, 2003, Page C01
by
Jennifer Harper: "Networks
milk story of shuttle disaster." February
4, 2003.
 by
Karen S. Peterson: "Shuttle's
loss is latest shock for kids; Talk to them about heroes, experts say,"
Feb 4, 2003.
January
by Shana Gruskin: Swamped
DCF workers collect massive OT, January
19.
2002
Decemberhttp://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/nightclub.safety.ap/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/nightclub.safety.ap/
 Springboro
Star Press by Mary Alice Dalton: "Figley
a Hero to Those He Treats," December 25, 2002.
 by
Jenny Deam: "Memoir
20 years of misery at work Helping abused led to emotional book" December
22, 2002 Sunday.
 By
Jennifer Thomas HealthScoutNews Reporter:
"Oklahoma
City Workers Found to Be Resilient Suffered few long-term mental health
problems after bombing," December 17.
November
 By
PATTY ONDERKO: "WHY
WINONA DID IT",November 11.
October
FSU
STATE (Bylines): Recent
Scholarly Activities.
September
(Health Scout.Com's)
Janice Billingsley: "One
Year Later, and Still Struggling Mental health experts offer coping techniques
for the 9/11 anniversary," September 11.
 by
Victoria Langley: "Americans Experiencing Compassion Fatigue," September
11 And
By LIZ FREEMAN ( epfreeman@naplesnews.com) and CHRIS W. COLBY (cwcolby@naplesnews.com):
"Sept. 11
— One Year Later: The anniversary could re-traumatize many," Wednesday,
September 11, 2002
 Radio
Health Journal Program 02-36: "Compassion Fatigue" produced by Media Tracks
Communication, September 9.
 (Ft.
Wayne, Indiana) by By
Stefanie Scarlett: "American
psyche still shaky," September 8, 2002.
 By
ALLAN TURNER: "Remembering
Sept. 11: The Chronicle shares readers' reflections of 9/11,"
Sept. 7, 2002.
By
CLAUDIA FELDMAN: "Grieving
and recovery after Sept. 11 is difficult work," Sept. 6, 2002.
By
Lisa Glass | Sentinel Staff Writer, "For
healthy competition, nothing rivals sibling rivalry,
" September 1, 2002.
August
USA
TODAY By Elysa Gardner, Britney
past her peak? 8/29/2002 and on WLTX
(Columbia, SC TV) on 8/30/02.
by
Kathleen Bell, " Anniversary
effect may trigger unwanted emotions on 9/1," August 28.
July
The Monitor (Newsletter of the American Psychological Association) by Tori
DeAngelis, Normalizing
Practitioners' Stress , Volume 33, No. 7, July/August, 2002, Page 62.
June
By Bill Berlow, ASSOCIATE
EDITOR: Learning
to cope with your child's fear of terrorism, Posted on Fri,
Jun. 21, 2002.
 By
GRACE HOBSON: Transition
from captivity to freedom can be disorienting
Posted on Sun, Jun. 16, 2002.
 The
Christian Science Monitor by Alexandra Marks (marksa@csps.com): FIRST
DAUGHTERS--Legitimate news ... or tabloid topic? June 4, 2002.
APRIL
Irish Times by Padraig O'Morain: The
Hurt of Helping: Counsellors and carers can become the victims of their
ability to empathise with suffering. Conferences today and tomorrow will
highlight the deceptive phenomenon of Compassion Fatigue. April 29, 2002.
The
facts about Compassion Fatigue, April 29, 2002.
March
Chronicle of Philanthropy by Heather Joslyn:
How Compassion Fatigue Can Overwhelm Charity Workers -- and What to Do
About It, Friday, March 8, 2002.
February
Spotlighthealth.com by W. Reed Moran, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop,
MD, Maya
Angelou prescribes arts for trauma survivors , February
18, 2002
January
Twist
Magazine: What’s Behind Christina’sWild Style? December/January 2002
 Animals
in Our Hearts (newsletter of the Humane Society) by Teresa Wagner,
Compassion
Fatigue of working with Animals , January, 2002
http://www.animalsinourhearts.com/fatigue/whatis.htm
2001
DECEMBER
 Alanna
Mitchell, In
a hard year, 'Christmas Lights,Saturday, December 22, 2001 – Print Edition, Page F6.
 Diana
Penner, Grief
over Sept. 11 victims overwhelms holiday spirit: Americans still will
gather with family, friends but celebrations may be muted by melancholy,
experts say December 15, 2001.
NOVEMBER
 Katy
Kelly, Struggling
for emotional balance after September 11, Nov. 26.
 Elizabeth
Fernandez, New
disaster heaps stress on shaken public, Nov.
13.
 John
Tuohy, Images increase terrorism anxiety, Nov. 13.
OCTOBER 2001
 Rich
McKay, "Bright light, spooky night," Posted October 31, 2001.
Sonja
Isger, Palm Beach Post Staff, "Checking your fear to check the mail," October
26.
 CARA
BUCKLEY, "BEAUTY AS A BALM: Stressed-out customers spend more at spas and
salons," 23Oct.
BRAD
SMITH, "We
Look The Same," Oct 15.
 Hugh
McDiarmid, Jr., Wendy Wendland-Bowyer and Ben Schmitt Free, "Area
Emergency Teams Respond to Rash of Fears,"
October 11.
Lane DeGregory,"US
Mood A Month Later, A Jittery Nation" Oct 11.
by
Karen S. Peterson: "USA takes a big step forward But complex emotions crowd
the nation's psyche" 2001-10-09(p. 1D).
 by
Sonja Isger, "Jake Smith
Looks Through a Rife at Osama Bin Laden....," October 2.
SEPTEMBER 2001
BY
MICHELE INGRASSIA: "WHEN
IS IT OKAY TO FEEL You have to give yourself permission to have fun,
" September 24, 2001
Melanie
Yeager: "FSU
prof helping in New York Traumatologist offers counsel and comfort Friday,"
September 21
 Rob
Borsellino: Commentary:
"TERRORISTS TOPPLED MORE THAN BUILDINGS," Sep 20, 2001.
The War Hits Home: Voices of Our Children
(Television Program shown
nationally ) by Ron Sachs Communications, September 18-28.
 by
Misti Crane: "Psychological
advice; GETTING BACK TO 'NORMAL' TAKES TIME, " September 18, 2001
Jeff
Burlow: "Green
Cross to counsel NY victims, The group was founded by FSU professor after
Oklahoma City," September 16.
Beth Switzer with Guest: Dr. Charles Figley, on "the effects of traumat
c events on both individuals and our culture," Program #: 1134 at WFSU
TV, Recorded: September 14, 2001.
by Jill Serjeant, Attacks
Have Changed US Worldview, 13/09/2001 06:26 PM.
Karen S. Peterson: "Calm young children; explain to olderkids," 2001-09-12-talking-to-kids.htm.
The
Wall Street Journal "One Hour of Horror Alters American Lives ForeverAttacks
Will Force People to Make Adjustments in Ways Large and Small"By JUNE KRONHOLZ,
CHRISTINA BINKLEY and CLARE ANSBERRY
[This
article won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for news reporting.]
And
other stories about the Green Cross Response to the Terrorist Attack of
September 11:
-
,
September 13, 2001 (the team)
-
September 13, 2001 (the plane)
-
Tallahassee
Democrat, September 16, 2001
-
The
Palm Beach Post, September 17, 2001
-
,
September 20, 2001
-
,
September 21, 2001
-
,
September 25, 2001
,
September 26, 2001
Wire
Services: "Trauma
training institute changing home to Tampa," September 05, 2001, Wednesday.
The Associated Press."Traumatology
Institute to move home base to Tampa," September 4, 2001, Tuesday.
Tampa
Tribune Ben Feller's "USF Gets Trauma Institute Article About the Move,
" 3 September
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
INSTITUTE'S
HOME BASE TO LEAVE FSU FOR USF, Tallahassee Democrat (FL), September
5, 2001.
AUGUST 2001
by
Michael S. James: "No Place for Sissies: Life at the Top can be Sweet,
but Pressures of Stardom Can be Tough" August 3.
 "Should
the Media Lay Off When Presidents' Children Stumble?" May 31.
by Jennifer Warner, "Children
Often Suffer Post-Trauma Stress." June.
University of South Florida
Oracle By Robert Brannon: "U.
South Florida department studies emotional trauma," June 21, 2001
Lakeland Ledger by Robin
Williams Adams: "T auma
Training Aids all Involved; health views," June 26, 2001.
, The Christian Science Monitor,
by Alexandra Marks (marksa@csps.com): " FIRST
DAUGHTERS Legitimate news ... or tabloid topic?" June 4, 2001
Traumaic Stress Points (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
newsletter) by Charles R. Figley, Ph.D.: Past President's Column: Journal
of Traumatic Stress: The Key in Establishing ISTSS
 April
23 Top Story: ‘They thought they were going to die’"Though free of their
Chinese captors, some crew members of the ill-fated Navy surveillance plane
likely will have to wrestle a while with the psychological demons of their
experience, experts say."
By
Jerry Schwartz(AP National Writer), "Experts:
Elian's sufferings will exact a price," April 23.
 Losing
Mom Still the Worst Injury. April 12.
 salon.com,
ANDREAS KILLEN, "Pundits
of pain: In the wake of Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, academics turn trauma
studies into a hot discipline" Feb 11.
 By
Stephanie Hittle, " Compassion
fatigue: When caregivers care too much." January/February 2001
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