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Publication Date:
02 Sep 2016
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Description
The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings gathers together the latest insights from research and practice in one timely and much-needed reference work.aa O The first full-length academic examination of mass shootings from a psychological perspective O Contains 21 essays written by a global team of experts O Covers a broad range of topics, including the psychology of perpetrators, the role of the media, psychological considerations and clinical interventions for affected individuals, prevention, ethical issues, and areas for future research O Provides best practices for clinicians, academics, and policymakers dealing with these increasingly prevalent incidents of violence
Contents
Notes on Contributors vii Preface xv Part I: Background on Mass Shootings 1 1 Challenges to the Empirical Investigation of Mass Shootings 3 Andrew J. Smith and Michael Hughes 2 The Patterns and Prevalence of Mass Public Shootings in the United States, 1915 2013 20 Grant Duwe 3 Explaining Mass Shootings: Types, Patterns, and Theories 36 James Alan Fox and Jack Levin Part II: The Psychology of Perpetrators 57 4 The Development of Rampage Shooters: Myths and Uncertainty in the Search for Causes 59 Benjamin Winegard and Christopher J. Ferguson 5 Biosocial Perspective of Proactive Aggression: Applications to Perpetrators of Mass Shootings 77 Jonathan Waldron and Angela Scarpa 6 The Challenge of Predicting Dangerousness 96 Sara Chiara Haden Part III: The Role of Media in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings 115 7 The Influence of Media on Public Attitudes 117 Jaclyn Schildkraut and H. Jaymi Elsass 8 Social Media and News Coverage as Vicarious Exposure 136 Carolyn R. Fallahi 9 The Role of Technology in Expressions of Grief 153 Kenneth A. Lachlan 10 The Impact of Journalism on Grieving Communities 170 Henna Haravuori, Noora Berg, and Mauri Marttunen Part IV: Psychological Considerations for Impacted Individuals 189 11 Mental Health Outcomes Following Direct Exposure 191 Laura C. Wilson 12 Psychosocial Functioning Within Shooting ]Affected Communities: Individual ] and Community ]Level Factors 210 Heather Littleton, Julia C. Dodd, and Kelly Rudolph 13 Postdisaster Psychopathology Among Rescue Workers Responding to Multiple ]Shooting Incidents 229 Geoff J. May and Carol S. North 14 Distress Among Journalists Working the Incidents 247 Klas Backholm Part V: Clinical Interventions for Impacted Individuals 265 15 Empirically Based Trauma Therapies 267 Thea Gallagher, Natalie G. Gay, Anu Asnaani, and Edna B. Foa 16 Public Relief Efforts From an International Perspective 293 Kari Dyregrov, Atle Dyregrov, and Pal Kristensen 17 Mental Health Service Utilization Following Mass Shootings 312 Andrew J. Smith, Katharine Donlon Ramsdell, Michael F. Wusik, and Russell T. Jones 18 Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth 331 Andrea M. Despotes, David P. Valentiner, and Melissa London Part VI: Prevention, Ethics, and Future Directions 351 19 Threat Assessment and Violence Prevention 353 Dewey Cornell and Pooja Datta 20 Ethical Conduct of Research in the Aftermath of Mass Shootings 372 Elana Newman, Chelsea Shotwell Tabke, and Betty Pfefferbaum 21 Future Directions 388 Danny Axsom Index 401
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