Assessment of Reliability and Validity of a German Diagnostic Interview Module for ICD-11 Adjustment Disorder – Axel Perkonigg, Katja Beesdo-Baum, and Adreas Maercker

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 9, 2021 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Adjustment disorder (AjD) is a relatively frequent mental disorder in various clinical settings and high-risk groups of the general population (Perkonigg et al., 2018). The clinical utility of the AjD diagnosis has been often criticized (e.g., Casey, 2014) and the...

Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder using the PCL-5 – Ashraf Kagee, Adélle Sterley, Wylene Saal, and Jason Batjes

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 2, 2021 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Detecting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among antiretroviral therapy (ART) users is an important matter in the context of providing public health services. In South Africa, the country with the largest number of persons living with HIV, the prevalence of...

From Our Members: Developing Core Competencies in Health and Behavioral Health Responses to Human ‎Trafficking – Elizabeth Hopper, PhD; Jordan Greenbaum, MD; Rachel Robitz, MD; Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH; ‎Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2021 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints

Human trafficking is a form of traumatic stress, and a public health issue, that has been gaining increasing attention over the past two decades. Forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation are two of the most common forms of human trafficking. Central to the...

The importance of personality in the development of PTSD in firefighters – Eric Meyer, Ph.D. and Suzy Bird Gulliver, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 6, 2020 | Assessment and Psychometrics

Fire fighters routinely risk their lives to protect the public. Over 1 million fire fighters in the United States alone sign up for this dangerous profession to protect people, wildlands, and property despite known threats to their healthy, safety, and wellbeing....

Clinician’s Corner: A Two-Pronged Approach and Real-World Case Example to Assessing Secondary Traumatic Stress – Ginny Sprang, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 24, 2020 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints

The research literature is replete with data demonstrating that professionals who work with clients experiencing traumatic stress symptoms are at risk of developing their own trauma responses, particularly if they have potent indirect exposure to distressing trauma...

Media Matters: Trauma at our Fingertips: Understanding the Psychological Impact of Graphic Media Coverage – Andrea Massa and Alyssa Jones

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 24, 2020 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints

In May 2020, a nine-minute video surfaced depicting a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck as he pleaded for his life. Subsequent videos emerged from protests against racial injustice across the United States, many of which portrayed...