Anne Speckhard, trauma psychologist and forensic witness
effects of post traumatic stress disorder
ptsd dissociation
toxic disaster september 11 terrorist attack Holocaust post abortion stress disorder
post abortion pain
 
Biography & CV Terrorism, toxic traumas, PTSD: Publications Expert Witness/ Forensic Experience Booking for Speaking Engagements
projects: suicide terrorism, abortion
suicide terrorism and religion project
Holocaust oral histories project
toxic trauma
abortion clinic terrorism
posttraumatic pregnancy & abortion responses
psycological resilience to terrorism

Selected Publications

    Terrorism

  1. Speckhard, Anne "De-Legitimizing Terrorism: Creative Engagement and Understanding of Psycho-Social Processes Involved in Ideological Support for Terrorism" Connections Winter Issue (I) (2007)

  2. Speckhard, Anne "The New Global Jihad, 9-11 and the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Changes in Mindset and Modus Operandi" Democracy & Security Volume 2 (pp.1-12) (2006)

  3. Speckhard, Anne & Akhmedova, Khapta "The New Chechen Jihad: Militant Wahhabism as a Radical Movement and a Source of Suicide Terrorism in Post-War Chechen Society" Democracy & Security 2:1-53, 2006

  4. Speckhard, Anne Defusing Human Bombs: Understanding Suicide Terrorism in Jeff Victoroff ed. Social and Psychological Factors in the Genesis of Terrorism (2006)

  5. Speckhard, Anne Suicide Terrorism - Genesis of in G. Fink (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Stress. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd.

  6. Speckhard, Anne Sacred Terror: Insights into the Psychology of Religously Motivated Terrorism in Radicalism: Christianity, Islam and Judaism between Constructive Activism and Destructive Fanaticism, USCIA, Antwerp Belgium (2006)

  7. Anne Speckhard Khapta Akhmedova The Making of a Martyr: Chechen Suicide Terrorism. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, volume 29, Issue 5, pgs. 1-65. 2006

  8. Speckhard, Anne & Akhmedova, Khapta Black Widows: The Chechen Female Suicide Terrorists, in Yoram Schweitzer ed. Female Suicide Terrorists Jaffe Center Publication, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2006.

  9. Akhmedova, Khapta & Speckhard, Anne A Multi-Causal Analysis of the Genesis of Suicide Terrorism: The Chechen Case Jeff Victoroff ed. Social and Psychological Factors in the Genesis of Terrorism (2006)

  10. Speckhard, Anne & Akhmedova, Khapta “Talking to Terrorists”. Journal of Psychohistory, Fall (2005)

  11. Speckhard, Anne. “Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Countering Human Bombs and Their Senders” in Topics in Terrorism: Toward a Transatlantic Consensus on the Nature of the Threat" (Volume I) Eds. Jason S. Purcell & Joshua D. Weintraub Atlantic Council Publication 2005.

  12. Speckhard, A., Tarabrina, N; Krasnov, V. & Mufel, N. “Stockholm Effects and Psychological Responses to Captivity in Hostages Held by Suicidal Terrorists” in S. Wessely & V. Krasnov eds. Psychological Responses to the new Terrorism: A NATO Russia Dialogue, IOS Press. (2005)

  13. Anne Speckhard & Khapta Akhmedova, “Mechanisms of Generating Suicide Terrorism: Trauma and Bereavement as Psychological Vulnerabilities in Human Security – The Chechen Case”, in Jill Donnelly Ed. NATO Science Series, 2004.

  14. Anne Speckhard “Soldiers for God: A Study of the Suicide Terrorists in the Moscow Hostage Taking Siege" The Roots of Terrorism: Contemporary Trends and Traditional Analysis" Edited by Oliver McTernan, NATO Science Series, Brussels, 2004.

  15. Anne Speckhard, Nadejda Tarabrina, Valery Krasnov & Khapta Akhmedova, Observations of Suicidal Terrorists in Action: The Chechen Terrorist Takeover of a Moscow Theater (2004)

  16. Speckhard, A; Tarabrina, N; Krasnov, V & Mufel, N. “Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Responses in Hostages Held by Suicidal Terrorists in the Takeover of a Moscow Theater” Journal of Traumatology Volume 11, Issue 1 (March, 2005).

    Civil Resilience to Terrorism

  17. Speckhard, A. Prevention Strategies and Promoting Psychological Resilience to Bioterrorism through Communication In M.S. Green, J. Zenilman and D. Cohen (Eds.), Risk assessment risk and communication strategies in bioterrorism preparedness. (2006)

  18. Verleye, Gino; Maeseele, Pieter; Stevens, Isabelle & Speckhard, Anne Resilience in an Age of Terrorism: Psychology, Media and Communication

  19. Anne Speckhard, “Civil Society’s Response to Mass Terrorism: Building Resilience” in Combating Terrorism – Military and Non Military Strategies, Rohan Gunaratna editor, Eastern Universities Press, Singapore, 2004.

  20. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Inoculating Resilience to Terrorism: Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Responses in U.S. Military, Foreign & Civilian Services Serving Overseas After September 11th Traumatology, Vol. 8, No. 2 (June 2002)

  21. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Acute Stress Disorder in Diplomats, Military and Civilian Americans Living Abroad Following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on America (2002)

  22. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Building Resilience in Civil Society’s Psychological Response to Mass Terrorism

  23. Trauma & Bereavement as Precursors to Suicide Terrorisms

    Holocaust

  24. Speckhard, A. Beyond the Pale: Chronicles of the Minsk Ghetto and Holocaust in Belarus. Historical manuscript in pre-publication process. 2003.

  25. Speckhard, A. “Minsk” - Entry for the Encyclopedia on Nazi Ghettos, Martin Dean editor U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. 2005.

  26. "Bearing Witness over Time: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Aging in Survivors of the Holocaust in Belarus" Chapter in the conference proceedings of “Camp of Trostinetz and Problems of Genocide during the Second World War”, Belarusian State University, April 25, 2002. Minsk, Belarus. 2002.

  27. "The Story is not yet Finished, Memories for the Future: A Report of Holocaust Oral Histories from Belarus" Chapter in the conference proceedings Places of Destruction in Belarus: The History of the Minsk Ghetto and Concentration Camp of Trostenez IBB Dortmund, Germany. 2002.

    Toxic Traumas

  28. Anne Speckhard Psycho-Social & Physical Outcomes of Technological Disaster: Information as a Traumatic Stressor in Norma Berkowitz ed. A Chernobyl Reader, University of Wisconsin Press 2005.

  29. Speckhard, A. “Mental Health Effects of Technological Disaster: The Psychological Aftermath of Toxic Contamination” in Living in the Aftermath of Chernobyl: A Reader Norma Berkowitz, Ed. (2001)

  30. Kronik, A., Akhmerov, R. & Speckhard, A. "Trauma & Disaster as Life Disrupters: A Computer Assisted Model of Psychotherapy Applied to Adolescent Victims of the Chernobyl Disaster" Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Vol 30 (6) pp. 586-599. (1999)

  31. Speckhard, A. "Voices from the Inside: Psychological Responses to Toxic Disasters" in Toxic Turmoil: Johan Havenaar, Evelyn Bromet & Julie Cwikel, Eds. (pp 217-236). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum (2002)

    Posttraumatic Responses to Pregnancy and Abortion

  32. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. and Natalia Mufel Universal Responses to Abortion? Attachment, Trauma, and Grief Responses in Women Following Abortion Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 18(I), Fall 2003

  33. Mufel, N., Speckhard, A. & Sivuha, S. Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Abortion in a Former Soviet Union Country. Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health Vol 17 (1) 2002. pp. 41-61.

  34. Speckhard, A. "Traumatic Death in Pregnancy: The Significance of Meaning & Attachment in Death & Trauma: The Traumatology of Surviving” Charles Figley, Brian Bride, & Nicholas Mazza, Eds. Taylor & Francis, 1996.

  35. Speckhard, A. “Adolescents & Abortion: When Coping Mechanism Turns Traumatic Stressor” The Brown University Child & Adolescent Newsletter, 1996.

  36. Speckhard, A. “Abortion: Coping Mechanism Turned Traumatic Stressor” Psychotherapy News 1996.

  37. Speckhard, A & Rue, V. "Complicated Mourning: Dynamics of Impacted Post Abortion Grief," Journal of Pre- and Peri-Natal Psychology (invited article) 1993.

  38. Rue, V. & Speckhard, A. "Informed Consent & Abortion: Issues in Medicine and Counseling," Medicine & Mind (invited article) 1992. 7 pp. 75-94

  39. Speckhard, A. & Rue, V. Postabortion Syndrome: An Emerging Public Health Concern Journal of Social Issues, Vol.48, No. 3, 1992, pp.95-119

  40. Rue, V. & Speckhard, A. Post Abortion Trauma: Incidence and Diagnostic Considerations Medicine and Mind, 1991; VI, 1-2:57-73

  41. Speckhard, A. The Mental Health Effects of Abortion on Women Testimony Given to the House Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives March 16, 1989

  42. Rue, V. Speckhard, A. "The Psychological Aftermath of Abortion: A White Paper." Prepared for Rogers, D., & Franz, W. the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 1987.

  43. Speckhard, A. & Mufel, N. “Transitioning to the West: Gender Attitudes about Contraception and Pregnancy In a Former Soviet Union Country” Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health Summer 2005.

  44. Mufel, N. & Speckhard, A. Contraceptive Behavior and Sexual Education in the Republic of Belarus. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Journal of Pre and Perinatal Psychology.



The Psycho-Social Aspects of Stress Following Abortion Anne Speckhard.
The Psycho-Social Aspects of Stress Following Abortion.
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  1. Contents. List of Figures. Introduction
  2. Chapter one: Stress and Abortion: an Overview
  3. Chapter two: Research methodology
  4. Chapter 3. Results of study: how abortion effects behavior
  5. Chapter 4. Analysis and evaluation: abortion as stressor event
  6. Conclusions
  7. Appendix A: Human Subjects Form.
    Appendix B: Interview Schedule
Toxic Turmoil: Psychological and Societal Consequences of Ecological Disasters
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"Traumatic Death in Pregnancy: The Significance of Meaning & Attachment"
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