With the world watching, Americans on July 13 witnessed the first attempted assassination of a prominent U.S. politician in 43 years. Images broadcast repeatedly have beamed the event directly into our homes and smartphones, transmitting distress and anxiety to millions. This event creates psychological reactions comparable to a major catastrophe in individuals and communities, with […]
Author Archives: James C. West
James C. West is the chair of the Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster for the American Psychiatric Association. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.