by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 24, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is inherently complex, encompassing symptoms that reflect a biopsychosocial interplay of physiology, emotion, cognition, motivation, behavior, relationships, and identity that occur when survival is threatened or irreparable harm...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights
Clinicians who work with traumatized individuals often find positive meaning in their work and yet a high percentage of them remain vulnerable to burnout or traumatic stress. For this reason, many scientists have sought to develop scales to help them and others assess...
by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 24, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints
There are many children growing up without consistent parental care. Of course, the reasons for lack of consistent parental care vary greatly. Regardless of the causes, we all generally agree that lacking direct care from parents is not a good thing for children,...
by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 2, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights
Women in prison experience high rates of traumatic exposures such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, sexual assault, and partner violence. Not surprisingly, research suggests this population has rates of PTSD that are three to five times that of women in the...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 25, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, International and Global, News
ISTSS, the leading global organization promoting the advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma, today released a briefing paper on the trauma of hate-based violence. A group of experts on the mental health of diverse populations that...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 22, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, News
Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth Antebi-Gruszka, N, Mor, Z., & Shilo, G. (2019). Mental distress, well-being, and stress related growth following an anti-LGBQ hate crime among LGBQ young adults in Israel: The effect of familiarity with the victims and...