by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 1, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights
Our collective trust that healthcare professionals will be respectful, helpful, and committed to healing is often justified. However, when patients’ trust in these values is breached, especially due to sexual misconduct, harm to patients can be severe. The...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 31, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, StressPoints
Approximately 70 percent of adults aged 60 years and older will experience a psychologically traumatic event in their lifetime (Ogle et al., 2014). As clinicians we understand the fundamental impacts that these experiences can have on function and well-being. These...
by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 15, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights
Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a critical social determinant of physical and mental health during pregnancy and after delivery (Pastor-Moreno et al., 2020; Paulson, 2020). Prenatal IPV exposure confers increased risk of a wide range of pregnancy...
by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 13, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights
After exposure to disaster, mass violence, or other adverse events, psychosocial support is usually provided to assist and calm those who were affected, reduce the sense of ongoing threat, foster connection and resilience, and hopefully mitigate the risk for long-term...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 7, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
Many clinicians are aware of the painful impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on individuals' lives, including disrupting sleep, interfering with work and hobbies, and damaging self-worth. A growing body of research shows that PTSD is also harmful for...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 3, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights
There is growing evidence that workers at jobs that involve face-to-face interactions with distressed or constrained populations, such as health care, retail services, and prison systems, face significant risk for workplace violence (WPV). Experiencing traumatic...