Clinician’s Corner: The Transcending Trauma Project, Part I: A Systemic Perspective Of Coping And ‎Adaptation: The Inextricable Connection Between Individual And Family – Bea Hollander-Goldfein, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | May 27, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Through the 1990s, the field of trauma studies focused almost exclusively on the negative sequelae of traumatic experiences. After extensive reading in the field of trauma and Holocaust studies, the Transcending Trauma study group found this to be untrue in our...

SIG Spotlight: Psychodynamic Research and Practice Special Interest Group – Harold Kudler, MD, SIG Co-Chair

by ISTSS Blogs | May 27, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, SIG Spotlight, StressPoints

Modern concepts and treatments of psychological trauma are inextricably linked with the history of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud’s first major psychoanalytic text, Studies on Hysteria (1895) is the fountainhead of...

Comparative Efficacy of Commonly Used Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinical Protocols for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression – Christiana R. Faucher & Noah S. Philip

by ISTSS Blogs | May 17, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent among US Military Veterans and is often accompanied by major depressive disorder (MDD) (Magruder et al., 2005). These disorders can significantly impact the social functioning, employment, and even physical...

Treating PTSD in the context of increased risk for suicide with cognitive processing therapy – Erika Roberge, Julia Harris, Harrison Weinstein, and David Rozek

by ISTSS Blogs | May 7, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment

Many providers experience reluctance to directly address trauma-related symptoms and disorders out of fear that they may push the client too far and trigger strong emotional reactions and/or behavioral dysregulation. This fear can be exacerbated for the significant...

Clinician’s Corner: Intensively Delivered PTSD Treatment: ‎ Moving Beyond the One-Session-Per-Week Model for Trauma-Focused Therapy – Michelle L. Miller, PhD; Merdijana Kovacevic, PhD; and Philip Held, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) have been used successfully over several decades to address psychiatric sequelae following trauma exposure, including one of the most common disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Several trauma-focused CBTs, including...

Dropout from PTSD treatment in military samples – Amanda Edwards-Stewart, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 26, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Alan was a 36-year-old noncommissioned Army officer who I saw in outpatient practice for approximately two months. His initial intake assessment found high levels of generalized anxiety and depression. His anxiety symptoms interfered with daily living and were his...