In recent years, we have seen an unacceptable increase in human-inflicted violence–people going berserk, seemingly out of nowhere and (only on the surface) for no reason. The hideous images are seared into our memory. Tragically, health-care workers on the front lines are not immune. In their daily work, they have been victims of homicides, hostage-takings, robberies, physical and sexual assaults, and psychological trauma of all kinds.  The Violent Person is written for these individuals as well as the general reader in jargon-free language by one of the foremost experts in the world on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here is a book for anyone with a concern for, and an interest in, the mechanisms of human violence, stress at the breaking point, and the workings of the human brain. This book is written to save lives.

The Violent Person, (hc): Professional Risk Management Strategies for Safety and Care

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Flannery Jr. PhD, Raymond B.

Mental Health

American Mental Health Foundation

The Violent Person, (pb): Professional Risk Management Strategies for Safety and Care

You have four locks on the door. Metal detectors are everywhere. You try to comprehend the headlines: our of nowhere, someone goes on a shooting rampage. In another part of the country, a mother has calmly drowned her children. What are we to make of these real-life events? Why have we come to this. Can we stand the pressure? 
 Dr. Flannery, a clinical psychologist and counselor in the field of stress management (and its most serious manifestation, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD) has studied violence in depth—its causes in criminals and effects on victims—and offers reasons, as well as inspiring solutions, in this timely book. In explaining why violent people behave the way they do, Flannery examines the outer as well as inner causes. Are some people biologically more prone to perpetrate violent behavior? If violent crime is supposed to be dropping, why don't we feel very safe? Once the causes and effects are understood, part 2 of this book presents practical coping strategies and proven programs from the author's twenty-five years of professional counseling and national speaking. He shows us how to gain emotional control and get involved.

Violence in America: Coping with Drugs, Distressed Families, Inadequate Schooling, and Acts of Hate

In a world where being "stressed-out" is such a common condition, some people have learned how to be stress-resistant. For twelve years, Dr. Flannery has studied individuals who can cope effectively with stress and created Project SMART (Stress Management and Relaxation Training) as a way to help people develop skills to become stress-resistant through healthy diet, exercise, relaxation, and problem-solving skills.

Becoming Stress-Resistant: Through the Project SMART Program

Terrorism. It is a tragically informing reality of our times. As poet W. H. Auden characterized a different era “The Age of Anxiety,” so ours is “The Age of Terrorism.” Urban-transit systems post signs “if you see something, say something.” The warning appears in several languages. Yet, paradoxically, there is as yet no known profile of a terrorist. This reassuring book is directed at two audiences: the hypervigilant public that ever anticipates the next random terrorist incident and professionals toward whom the public turns for support following such events. The message, from an expert on life-stress and violence, is sobering: Once the immediate danger has passed, it is necessary to make our understandable anxiety more tolerable so that we are not overcome by our fears of such terrorist events. This book shows how.

Coping with Anxiety in an Age of Terrorism

Product Description A clinical and neuroscientific perspective on how young people become violent and how clinicians, parents, and educators can work to prevent it.Preventing Youth Violence: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors was issued 20 years ago, and it had a positive impact. Yet sadly, youth violence continues at an alarming rate. This updated version, now called Preventing Youth Violence Before It Begins, reflects clinical and neuroscience advances in understanding more fully why some youth become more violent and how to improve treatment. There are four new areas of development that were not included in the original book: (1) the impact of maternal stress on the embryo, (2) significant advances in understanding the adolescent brain, (3) the development of the Adverse Childhood Events Scale (ACE), and (4) the important role of toxic stress. Dr. Flannery, an authority on posttraumatic stress disorder and violence, writes in an accessible, jargon-free style in order to enhance our understanding of troublesome social trends. About the Author Dr. Raymond B. Flannery Jr., Ph.D., FACLP, a licensed clinical psychologist, is Associate Professor of Psychology (Part Time), Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology (Part-Time), the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College. He is an internationally recognized and award-winning scholar and lecturer on the topics of violence, victimization, and stress management. Dr. Flannery is available for lectures and workshops, for all types and sizes of groups. The American Mental Health Foundation publishes ten titles by Dr. Flannery on violence and stress and the breaking point: PTSD.

Preventing Youth Violence Before It Begins

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