Article Submissions

The increasing traffic on my website has brought more frequent requests by visitors that their site (or several of the pages on their site) be added to my OnLine Articles pages (or my HOTLINKS! or TherapistFinders pages). For this reason, I have felt it necessary to describe some of the criteria that I use in selecting articles/pages for inclusion -- as I have tried very hard to keep my site free from "link clutter". For this reason, I can NOT provide Link Exchanges.

Please keep in mind that as you explore my site that you may find an occasional link that violates the guidelines below. This reflects one of two things: either the page has changed since I linked to it or I decided to make an exception due to its content. I am most likely to do the latter for short pages with significant content pertinent to disasters.

To be added to my OnLine Articles pages, an article must be 1) full-texted and of significant length so as to deal with the topic in some depth, 2) be formatted in a way that is suitable for direct linking to the article itself (NO links will be provided to FRAMED parent pages where the submitted article is a sublink of that page), and 3) it must be related to trauma (or to issues that exacerbate or can be exacerbated/triggered by traumatic events).

I generally will NOT provide links to the following:

• testimonials about specific treatment techniques, programs or therapists

• directories of clinicians or treatment programs

• journal abstracts (articles must be full-text)

• reviews of written materials for sale

• FAQ pages

• short essays (I may make an occasional exception here depending on the content)

• personal stories (unless they are of a clinical nature and describe an aspect of disaster  response (such as at the Olympic Games) that might be helpful to future responding clinicians)

• sites or pages that market a product or service (I do make an occasional exception here for the purpose of providing Los Angeles area referral resources and, again, this is at my discretion and limited by available space and appropriateness to page content).

Please keep in mind that as you explore my site that you may find an occasional link that violates the guidelines below. This reflects one of two things: either the page has changed since I linked to it or I decided to make an exception due to its content. I am most likely to do the latter for short pages with significant content that pertains to disasters.

If you wish to submit a URL for consideration, please email and include the following information:

• Your name

• Author's name (if different)

• URL of the article (I do not house articles on my site)

• A brief description of the article, including where on my site you think it should be listed

Please keep in mind that due to the time involved in maintaining this site and checking new submissions, I can NOT always provide a personal reply to your request.