Predicting optimal PTSD treatment outcomes in patients with PTSD related to childhood abuse – van Vliet, Bremer, van Bronswijk, Muntjes, de Jongh, & van Dijk

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 2, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

The purpose of the secondary machine learning analyses conducted in our study was to determine whether patients with PTSD stemming from childhood abuse would benefit more from a phase-based treatment approach or direct trauma-focused approach. The researchers aimed to...

Developmental Traumatology: On holding and being held: Therapists, traumatized youth and ‎the pandemic – Sarah K. Abel, LICSW

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Many children who have suffered traumas early in their lives have also experienced profound losses of relationships. They may have lost or been separated from family members, experienced war and displacement, and/or lived in multiple placements. Because children with...

Clinician’s Corner: Behavioral health in the fire service ‎ ‎ ‎ – Anka A. Vujanovic, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

Communities around the globe depend on firefighters. We rely on them for safety, crisis and medical intervention, and our general well-being. Firefighters are regularly exposed to critical and emergency situations (e.g., fires, natural disasters, crime scenes, medical...

Climate change and media messaging: What is a non-scary way of raising awareness about the end of civilization? – Josianne Lamothe, MSW, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

In early September, following a record summer of global warming, the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutierrez, declared in a speech that the “climate breakdown had begun” and urged global leaders to adopt radical solutions to, “avoid the...

Student perspectives: Recent advances in short-term, evidence-based PTSD treatments – Sophie Oliver, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints, Student and Early Career

The gold-standard evidence-based treatments for PTSD (e.g., Prolonged Exposure [PE] therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy) are typically implemented in 60- to 90-minute sessions for approximately 12 appointments. These treatments are considered highly effective, and...

Clinician’s Corner: Meeting the challenges of organizational stress: Biocratic organizations and creating presence – Sandra L. Bloom, MD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints

In 2022, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report about workplace mental health and wellbeing. Many ‎of you will not be surprised to learn that in a survey of 1,500 U.S. adult workers across for profit, non-‎profit and government sectors, 76% of respondents...