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Terror and Suicide

"Terror and Suicide" chapter abstracts

altaltTerrorism is a form of warfare that has become a global concern in the contemporary world. Terrorism has been practiced by a broad array of political organizations for furthering their objectives. Terrorism has existed since the beginning of the history of mankind. Terrorist attacks took place practically in every country in the world. Terrorism is usually a planned, purposeful and premeditated, man made violent act, which is in fact a form of psychological warfare to intimidate people. Terrorist attacks are carried out in such a way as to maximize the severity and length of the psychological impact. This book is mostly dedicated to suicidal terrorism. The impact of terrorist attacks on suicidal behavior in the general population is also discussed. This book will be of interest to physicians, psychologists, other clinicians, and experts in public health management.

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Editors: Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens

Chapter abstracts:
1 Terrorism and human behavior
2 The suicide bomber as martyr, weapon, and self-inflicted casualty of war: psychological, cultural, and organizational forces in suicide terrorism
3 Suicide terrorism
4 Grievance and the final act: the 7/7 bombers and suicide terrorism in the 21st century
5 Suicide of modern kamikazes
6 Suicidal terrorism and the impact of a terrorist attack on suicidal behavior in the general population
7 Terror and suicidal behavior in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder
8 The hierarchy of bereavement in israel - war victims, terror victims and suicide survivors
9 Traumatic brain injury and suicide
10 A double S: Stress and Suicide
11 PTSD: Posttraumatic Suicide Disorder?
12 The concept of posttraumatic mood disorder and its relation to suicidal behavior in war veterans
13 A case analysis based on the narrative of a survivor of the gulags