Stability and Change in Posttraumatic distress: A 7 Year Follow–up Study of Mothers and Young Children Exposed to Cumulative Trauma – Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, PhD & Sophie Brickman, BA

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 17, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

What are the new insights on resilience of children and families living under continual threat? Resilience has been coined as “ordinary magic” (Masten, 2001), but the age-old question remains as to why some people bounce back in the face of trauma, while...

What determines posttraumatic stress and growth following various traumatic events?: A study in a Turkish community sample – Ervin Gul & Nuray Karanci

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 12, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Experiencing traumatic life events, such as natural disasters, accidents, life-threatening illnesses, torture, sexual and/or physical violence, unexpected death of loved ones, terrorist attacks, and many more, are unfortunately quite prevalent in the lifetime of...

The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: A Revision of Integrating Existential and Spiritual Change – Richard Tedeschi, PhD et al.

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 11, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI: Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) was developed to evaluate the positive changes people report in the aftermath of highly stressful and potentially traumatic events (Helgeson, Reynolds, & Tomich, 2006; Linley & Joseph,...

What determines posttraumatic stress and growth following various traumatic events? A study in a Turkish community sample – Ervin Gül, PhD & A. Nuray Karanci, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 28, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Experiencing traumatic life events, such as natural disasters, accidents, life-threatening illnesses, torture, sexual and/or physical violence, unexpected death of loved ones, terrorist attacks, and many more, are unfortunately quite prevalent in the lifetime of...

For Whom Does Time Heal Wounds? – Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 28, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Why do two people who experience the same trauma react completely differently? Specifically; Who recovers spontaneously from trauma, and who develops lasting symptoms of posttraumatic stress? For most people, posttraumatic stress symptoms decline gradually during the...

Childhood Trauma and Later Substance Use: The Differential Role of Re-victimization and Emotion Dysregulation – Amar Mandavia, MA, Gabriella Robinson, BS, Bekh Bradley, PhD, Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD, and Abigail Powers, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 7, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Exposure to childhood abuse puts individuals at risk for many negative mental health outcomes in adulthood, including substance abuse. Identifying factors that may increase individuals risk for substance use problems following child abuse exposure is important as we...