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Because peritraumatic dissociation is a strong predictor of the development of PTSD, please also see section 10 of chapter 1 for information on Dissociative Disorders.

Australian Trauma Web

  • Sponsor: Grant Devilly, Ph.D., Psychology Department, University of Queensland (Australia).
  • Links to online brochures and sites of special relevance to Australians.

David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages

  • Sponsor: David Baldwin, Ph.D.
  • Regularly updated directory of briefly annotated Web links dealing with trauma, dissociation, and psychological responses to disaster.

Breaking the Silence: A Community of Survivors

  • Sponsor: Unknown.
  • Lists sites by and for survivors of child abuse.

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

  • Sponsor: International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
  • Articles about Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, with links to related Web sites.

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

  • Sponsor: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, which is a worldwide professional association of clinicians and researchers.
  • Describes the Society’s publications, membership benefits, and annual conference.

National Center for PTSD

  • Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • One of the most outstanding resources on the Internet.
  • Complete issues of PTSD Research Quarterly.
  • Link to PILOTS database, which is a searchable database of scientific journal abstracts on PTSD and trauma, updated quarterly.
  • Fact sheets and recommended books for nonprofessionals.

Office for Victims of Crime

  • Sponsor: U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Information about victims?rights.
  • How to access State compensation programs for victims.
  • Articles about various forms of victimization.

PTSD Today

  • Sponsor: David Alan Kaiser, Ph.D.
  • Links to mental health news sources and abstracts of recent journal articles.

PTSD.com

  • Sponsor: Eric Borgos.
  • Selected links to Web sites with general information about PTSD, as well as to support resources, professional associations, and treatment techniques.
  • The site is not updated frequently.

Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation

  • Sponsor: Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that publishes and supports treatment in Dissociative Disorders and other trauma.
  • Handouts for clients about PTSD.
  • Links to trauma/dissociation Web sites.

SNAP: Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

  • Sponsor: SNAP, a self-help organization.
  • Links to news articles and relevant Web sites.
  • Offers an “online support group?(mailing list).

Tears of a Cop Under Pressure

  • Sponsor: Unknown.
  • Articles and information for nonprofessionals about PTSD among police officers.
  • Links to relevant sites.

Trauma Articles Online

  • Sponsor: Hope E. Morrow, M.A., M.F.T., C.S.
  • Regularly updated directory of articles about PTSD, dissociation, disaster response, and related topics. Most of the articles are directed to therapists.

TRAUMATOLOGYe

  • Sponsor: Charles Figley, Ph.D., Florida State University.
  • Quarterly electronic journal with cutting-edge articles concerning PTSD theory, treatment approaches, and research.

Wounded Healer Journal

  • Sponsor: Linda Chapman.
  • An online journal and chat room for therapists who have been victims of trauma.