The Grief Industry. Jerome Groopman.
by Groopman, Jerome; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 67Family. Publisher: New Yorker, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Cognitive therapy | Counselors | Grief therapy | Mental health counseling | Post-traumatic stress disorder | Psychic trauma | Psychological debriefingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Soon after the collapse of the World Trade Center, experts predicted that one out of five New Yorkers--some one and a half million people--would be traumatized by the tragedy and require psychological care. Within weeks, several thousand grief and crisis counsellors arrived in the city. Some were dispatched by charitable and religious organizations; many others worked for private companies that provide services to businesses following catastrophes." (NEW YORKER) The author discusses several different treatment methods used for people with post-traumatic stress disorder and questions whether some of the counselling provided actually does more harm than good.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Grief Industry, Jan. 26, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Soon after the collapse of the World Trade Center, experts predicted that one out of five New Yorkers--some one and a half million people--would be traumatized by the tragedy and require psychological care. Within weeks, several thousand grief and crisis counsellors arrived in the city. Some were dispatched by charitable and religious organizations; many others worked for private companies that provide services to businesses following catastrophes." (NEW YORKER) The author discusses several different treatment methods used for people with post-traumatic stress disorder and questions whether some of the counselling provided actually does more harm than good.
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