9/11 and mental health: A link that will live in infamy

Nearly 3,000 people died on Sept. 11, 2001. But the mind was one of the most significant, and lingering casualties.

On the seventh anniversary of the attacks, it's important to remember that there are resources for people still suffering.

From Columbia University and it's book, "9/11: Mental Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks:"

Does terrorism have a unique and significant emotional and behavioral impact among adults and children? In what way does the impact of terrorism exceed the individual level and affect communities and specific professional groups as well as test different leadership styles?

How were professional communities of mental health clinicians, policy makers and researchers mobilized to respond to the emerging needs post-disaster? What are the lessons learned from the work conducted after 9/11 and the implications for future disaster mental health work and preparedness efforts?

Yuval Neria and his team are uniquely placed to answer these questions having been involved in modifying ongoing trials and setting up new ones in New York to address these issues straight after the attacks.

No psychiatrist, mental health professional or policy maker should be without this book.