Psychology of Terrorism

CHRIS E. STOUT is a licensed clinical psychologist serving as Illinois' first Chief of Psychological Services for the Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health. He is also Clinical Full Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, and a Core Faculty at their International Center on Human Responses to Social Catastrophes. He also holds an academic appointment in the Northwestern University Medical School and is Visiting Professor at Rush University. He served as NGO Special Representative to the United Nations and as an advisor to the White House under both parties. He has published or presented more than 300 papers and 27 books or manuals, many of those translated into six languages. He is the editor of The Psychoogy of Terrorism, 4 volumes (Praeger, 2002).

• Acknowledgments Introduction by Chris E. Stout Using Psychology to Counter Terrorism at the Personal and Community Level by Chris E. Stout Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism by Clark McCauley Unresolved Trauma: Fuel for the Cycle of Violence and Terrorism by Timothy Gallimore Us & Them: Reducing the Risk of Terrorism by Stephen D. Fabick Countering International Terrorism: Perspectives from International Psychology by John M. Davis Honing a Tool Against Terrorism: Making United Nations Peace Operations More Rapid and Effective by Henry Breed Preventing Terrorism: Raising "Inclusively" Caring Children in the Complex World of the 21st Century by Ervin Staub From Terror to Triumph: The Path to Resilience by Edith Henderson Grotberg Appendix A: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment of Biological Attack Appendix B: Personal Preparation Appendix C: Personal Response Appendix D: Resources Index About the Editor About the Contributors