Taken together, the three volumes of the Club de Madrid Series on Democracy and Terrorism outline the elements of a comprehensive response to the challenge from terrorism. The first volume examines the roots and underlying risk factors of terrorism and details concrete measures on how these could be addressed. Includes contributions on the psychological roots of terrorism, political explanations, economic factors, religion, and culture.

The information in this handbook is intended to help you understand your reactions to an act of terrorism or mass violence. It is not intended to be a substitute for the role of professionals with expertise in counseling trauma victims. Recovering from a traumatic event will take a long time and will not be easy. Everyone responds differently to trauma. No one reacts in a right or wrong way-just differently. It will help your recovery process if you do not expect too much of yourself and of others.