Resources for hostages And Wrongful Detainees

Hostage US has compiled the following resources specifically for former hostages. The resources are organized by topic to make the resources as easily accessible as possible. The topics range from lifestyle tips to how to handle stress and grief and more. If you have not found what you are looking for, let us know and we will do our best to find something to meet your needs.

Life After Captivity

Helping Loved Ones Live with Trauma

Trauma’s Impact on Intimate Relationships

The Connections Between Trauma and Alcohol Abuse

Six Tips for Handling Survivor Guilt

What Everybody Should Know About Survivor’s Guilt

What is PTSD? – National Center for PTSD

What Is Trauma Therapy and How Does It Work?

Held in Captivity: The Psychological Trauma of a Hostage

RAINN | National Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors and their Loved Ones

The Ties That Bind Captive to Captor | Frank M. Ochberg, MD

Trauma and Sleep

What Are Emotional Triggers and How Can We Manage Them?

What are “Triggers” When Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress?

Dr. John Mundt on Experiencing a Flashback – PTSD

Trauma and Addiction | Crash Course

PTSD and Problems with Alcohol Use

Trauma and Addiction: How PTSD and Substance Abuse are Connected

PTSD and Addiction

Remaining Resilient after Traumatic Events Leaflet

TED Talk: Trauma, Change, Resilience

What Does Solitary Confinement Do To Your Mind?

Reintegration in the Short and Long-term

Feelings Other Than PTSD

Responses to Traumatic Events and PTSD Therapies

Coping With Flashbacks and Dissociation in PTSD

Exposure Therapy Helps PTSD Victims Overcome Trauma’s Debilitating Effects

Hostage-Taking: Motives, Resolution, Coping and Effects

How to Help Someone with PTSD

Open Up! Writing About Trauma Reduces Stress, Aids Immunity

The Value of Hostage Debriefing After Captivity

Can I Continue to Work with PTSD?

Adjusting to Life After Being Held Hostage or Kidnapped

Prolonged Incarceration: Effects on Hostages of Terrorism

Coping After Captivity

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Psychological Impact of Kidnapping

Kidnapping and hostage-taking: a review of effects, coping and resilience

How Trauma Traps Survivors in the Past, The Neuroscience of Trauma

Three Ways Trauma Can Change The Brain

Sleep Problems When You Have PTSD

Sleeping after a trauma

PTSD and Long-Term Physical Health

PTSD and Physical Health

How PTSD Might Affect Physical Health

Relationships and PTSD

Trauma Symptoms, Causes and Effects

Treatment for psychological and emotional trauma

Trauma and Your Family

When a Child’s Parent has PTSD

Substance Abuse

Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use and Addiction

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Resources

The Connections Between Trauma and Alcohol Abuse

Trauma and Addiction | Crash Course

PTSD and Problems with Alcohol Use

Trauma and Addiction: How PTSD and Substance Abuse are Connected

PTSD and Addiction

David Rohde – Held by the Taliban | New York Times

Held in Captivity: The Psychological Trauma of a Hostage

Terry Anderson – What It’s Like to Live as a Hezbollah Hostage

This Is What It’s Like To Be Held Hostage By Abu Sayyaf In The Philippines

Terry Anderson on Enduring Seven Years in Captivity

Challenges for Returning Hostages, David Rohde

Former hostage, David Rohde, on returning to work after captivity

Family members perspective on hostage return and the reintegration process

The Killing of Warren Weinstein

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

Reintegration

Managing Your PTSD at Work

What Being Kidnapped Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

Can I Continue to Work with PTSD?

Getting Employee’s Back to Work After A Crisis

Reintegration to life after being held captive

Getting Back to Work: An Organizations guide to reintegration

Former hostage, David Rohde, on returning to work after captivity

A Life After Captivity: A reintegration guide for returned hostages