Terrorism 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

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Table of Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1. Terrorism and human behavior
Suresh Bada Math, Maria Christine Nirmala, Nitin Anand.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Deemed University), Bangalore, India; Knowledge Management in an MNC, India

Chapter 2. The suicide bomber as martyr, weapon, and self-inflicted casualty of war: psychological, cultural, and organizational forces in suicide terrorism
Thomas J. Rankin.
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA

Chapter 3. Suicide terrorism
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, Rajeev Krishnadas
The Institute for Neurological Sciences, Chennai, India; University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Chapter 4. Grievance and the final act: The 7/7 bombers and suicide terrorism in the 21^st Century
Jonathan Githens-Mazer, Robert Lambert, Daniel Jeffery.
University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Whitehall, London, UK; The Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Chapter 5. Suicide of modern kamikazes
Donatella Marazziti, Giorgio Consoli.
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Chapter 6. Suicidal terrorism and the impact of a terrorist attack on suicidal behavior in the general population
Leo Sher.
Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA

Chapter 7. Terror and suicidal behavior in adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder
Debora Ganz, Leo Sher.
Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA

Chapter 8. The Hierarchy of bereavement in Israel – war victims, terror victims and suicide survivors
Shirley Avrami.
Research and Information Center, Knesset – Israeli Parliament, Jerusalem, Israel

Chapter 9. Traumatic brain injury and suicide
Roy R. Reeves, James C. Brister.
Medical Center, Montgomery, Virginia, USA; The University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Chapter 10. A Double S: Stress And Suicide
Marco Sarchiapone, Sanja Temnik, Federica Limongi, Vladimir Carli.
University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Leonardo Foundation for Medical Science, General Hospital, Abano Terme, Italy

Chapter 11. PTSD: Posttraumatic Stress Suicide Disorder?
Marco Sarchiapone, Sanja Temnik, Federica Limongi, Vladimir Carli.
University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Leonardo Foundation for Medical Science, General Hospital, Abano Terme, Italy

Chapter 12. The concept of posttraumatic mood disorder and its relation to suicidal behavior in war veterans
Leo Sher.
Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA

Chapter 13. A Case Analysis based on the Narrative of a Survivor of the Gulags
Shelly Ben David.
Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA

Index