Meta-analysis finds lower dropout rates for twice-weekly Prolonged Exposure therapy – Tate Halverson, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 3, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Prolonged Exposure (PE) is an evidence-based front-line treatment for PTSD that can suffer from high rates of dropout (e.g., around 50% in some real-world clinical settings; Rutt et al., 2018). Due to high dropout rates, providers of PE therapy can sometimes find...

Clinician’s Corner: Revisiting the Topic of Sexual Boundary Violations by ‎Psychotherapists – Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP

by ISTSS Blogs | May 25, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Drs. Arlene (Lu) Steinberg, Judie Alpert, and I recently co-edited a book entitled Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy: Facing Transgressions, Indiscretions, and Misconduct (2021). The topic has not received much recent attention in the professional...

Do disorders comorbid with PTSD differ between servicemen and women? – Walter, Levine, Madra, Beltran, Glassman, & Thomsen

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 19, 2022 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Psychological comorbidity, or when mental health disorders co-occur, is an important health issue because it is common and may negatively affect quality of life and treatment for individuals with more than one disorder. In fact, approximately 80% of both civilians...

Risk and Resilience: Revictimization among US Military Veterans – Scoglio, Molnar, Lincoln, Griffith, Park, & Kraus

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Unfortunately, individuals who have experienced abuse in childhood have a heightened risk of being victimized again in adulthood (Walker et al., 2017). This phenomenon is termed “revictimization” and refers to the experience of a similar type of...

Clinician’s Corner: Alaska Native Alcohol Misuse: Etiology and Symptoms of Traumas‎ – Maria C. Crouch, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 31, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Alaska Native (AN) people experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol problems, and alcohol-related health disparities at higher rates than the general population (Bassett et al., 2014; Emerson et al., 2017). These are compounded by historical traumas,...

Trauma and Diversity: Transgenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence and ‎the Need for More Holistic Treatment Approaches – Samantha N. Hoffman, MS, and Amanda J. Khan, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 31, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

What is Transgenerational Trauma? Trauma can occur in many forms and often has severe negative consequences for those directly and/or indirectly exposed. Treatment of trauma has largely focused on single present-life traumatic events (e.g., Sloan, Marx, Lee, &...