look at the date the article was published..november 2001 ring a bell to anyone...9/11?

i think the article does a good job in providing insight in helping a great number of people deal with the frustration they felt after that point..the helplessness, loss, anger, etc. it gave guidance, direction, described what they would be feeling & how to address it.

i doubt the author wrote it as a source to replace personal therapy...but rather as a source of guidance...a starting point...or a point of reference. at that point of time there were many articles from professionals dealing with the very same topic... go back..remember the feelings you felt at that point of time...it was a horrible feeling...& articles like this one provided help.

in my opinion this is a decent article...meant to give an overview of the issue. it does a fine job...it isn't meant as a thesis in the subject...

sometimes i feel that we get so caught up in our conditions we fail to look outside them & get the bigger picture. yes ptsd is a horrible condition..but that said..it is not new, not with out research & does not have to totally envelop your life. with any medical condition...i believe you must work thru stages of acceptance similar to the stages of grief...except that at some point you have to decide to move on & accept life. & live.

i will always have memories of abuse & terrorist actions due to my work. i can not change that. but i will not let that define me...they took over part of my life i will not let them define the totality of the remainder of my life...by doing so i give my abusers even more power.

just my opinion..