Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from January 2002

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from January 2002

Editors' Note.
January 1, 2002... The initial shock of the September 11 tragedies has diminished for many people, but the mental health challenges will be with us for a much longer time. We hope readers will find this issue's pair of articles helpful in addressing the trauma...

General Review - Disaster and Trauma.
January 1, 2002... The attacks of September 11 ended the lives of more than 5,000 people and transformed the lives of many more. Most directly affected were the tens of thousands of witnesses, rescue workers, and grieving family members and friends. Millions...

The Benefits of Positive Psychology.
January 1, 2002... It may seem like a strange time to write about optimism. After the disaster of last September, we considered delaying this article. But perhaps a historical moment of pessimism and fear is also a suitable moment to consider the benefits of...

In Brief - Is Child Sexual Abuse Declining?(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... According to estimates by the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, the number of substantiated cases of child sexual abuse in the United States declined by 39% in the 1990s, falling from a peak of 150,000 in 1992 to 92,000 in 1999....