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This web page provides an overview of how a disaster or traumatic event may affect a person with serious mental illness (SMI) differently because of the way he or she experiences a disaster. It also offers information that suggests that people with SMI are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following disasters than people without SMI.
View ResourceThis article examines the effect of brief Interventions, including critical incident stress management, following the World Trade Center disaster. [Authors: Boscarino, J., Adams, R. and Figley, C.]
View ResourceThis pamphlet provides information on what may define a substance use problem and its relation to trauma. It also discusses the effects of substance misuse on traumatic stress, and how to approach treatment for people who are suffering from both.
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