by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 2, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, International and Global, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
The traumatic effects of war experience on Vietnam veterans have been repeatedly studied and widely discussed over the past few decades. However, research on secondary traumatization, the transmission of distress from trauma victims to others in close proximity, has...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 20, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights
A mother’s mental health can have substantial impacts on her pregnancy, delivery and her baby’s health. Previous studies have demonstrated a link between depression and/or anxiety and higher rates of preterm birth and lower birth weight. Most...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 3, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights
Childhood victimization experiences, including abuse and neglect, are associated with short-and long-term impairments in cognitive, affective, and psychosocial performance (Bolger & Patterson, 2001; Rogosch, Oshri, & Cicchetti, 2010). Often studies addressing...
by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 4, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights
The classification of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) underwent major changes between the different versions of the “International Classification of Diseases” (ICD) and the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM)....
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 1996 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent occupation caused many psychological and social problems among the Kuwaiti citizens, whose traumatic experiences included violence, abuses, torture and imprisonment, refugees, death and bereavement and others....
