Training Ukrainian mental health professionals in evidence-based treatments for traumatic ‎stress – Tetiana Nickelsen, PhD & Israel Liberzon, MD

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 19, 2023 | International and Global, StressPoints

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. As a result, millions of people have been exposed to war and war-related trauma, and the world is witnessing an immense mental health crisis. Ukrainian mental health systems cannot address this crisis effectively alone, and...

Student perspectives: Treatment considerations for the internal experience of minority ‎stress and trauma – Abigail Dopico, MS & Luca Hartman, MS

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Evidence has overwhelmingly shown that those who identify with marginalized groups in society may experience mental health-related issues at heightened frequency and with greater symptomatology. This is attributed to minority stress theory, which highlights the...

Grief-enhanced trauma-focused evaluation and management for underserved at-risk ‎adolescents – Naser Ahmadi, MD, PhD, Child Trauma SIG Chair

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The increasing prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially during and after COVID-19, is a major public health crisis in the U.S., with a 16-25% prevalence of PTSD in youth (Murata et al., 2021). PTSD is associated with increased neurovascular...

Interested in serving as a reviewer for NIMH? – NULL

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, News, StressPoints

The NIMH is interested in expanding the pool of scientists that we engage to review applications submitted to our Institute. We are especially interested in including scientists whose participation can help to enhance diverse perspectives on our review panels and who...

Public information and education spotlight – Sonya Norman, PhD, Public Information and Education (PIE) Committee Chair, Melissa Zielinski, PhD, PIE Production Subcommittee Chair, Jennifer Wachen, PhD, PIE Review Subcommittee Chair & Tanya C. Saraiya, PhD, Conversation and Consultation Chair ‎

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 13, 2023 | StressPoints

The Public Information and Education (PIE) committee regularly releases new informational and educational products for our ISTSS members and the broader public.  Friday Fast Facts are a deep dive into a topic with informational webpages, videos and infographics....