Journalists under Fire: The Psychological Hazards of Covering War
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press (2006), xiv, 195 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 187-190, index
ISBN 978-0-8018-8441-2 (hbk)
Institution of author: University of Toronto
"As journalists in Iraq and other hot spots around the world continue to face harrowing dangers and personal threats, neuropsychiatrist Anthony Feinstein offers a timely and important exploration into the psychological damage of those who, armed only with pen, tape recorder, or camera, bear witness to horror. Based on a series of recent studies investigating the emotional impact of war on the profession, Journalists under Fire breaks new ground in the study of trauma-related disorders." (Abstract)
1 A Hazardous Profession, 1
2 Danger's Troubled Legacy: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, 24
3 Why Take the Risks? 46
4 Depression, Drink, and Drugs, 72
5 Freelance War Journalists, 89
6 War, Women, Wives, and Widows, 115
7 Domestic Journalists and Urban Terror: The Aftermath of September 11, 136
8 The Iraq War: In Bed with the Military, 155
Afterword, 182
2 Danger's Troubled Legacy: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, 24
3 Why Take the Risks? 46
4 Depression, Drink, and Drugs, 72
5 Freelance War Journalists, 89
6 War, Women, Wives, and Widows, 115
7 Domestic Journalists and Urban Terror: The Aftermath of September 11, 136
8 The Iraq War: In Bed with the Military, 155
Afterword, 182
