Preliminary evidence that partners benefit from an online couples intervention for PTSD – Collins, Earle, Crenshaw, Monson, Fitzpatrick, & Wagner

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 9, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that not only affects the individual, but their relationships as well. PTSD is associated with decreased social and occupational functioning, poorer quality of life, increased aggression, and high levels of intimate...

Offbeat: PTSD symptoms and disrupted blood pressure patterns in pregnancy – Bublitz & Nillni

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 9, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability for women in the United States, with CVD accounting for 1 of every 3 female deaths. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly increases risk for CVD (Ebrahimi et al., 2021), and women...

State medical board transparency in cases of physician sexual misconduct – Bruce & Acierno

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...

Clinician’s Corner: Growing Old with Trauma: Elder Care Through a Trauma-Informed Lens ‎ – Monica Cations, PhD

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...

Does posttraumatic stress exacerbate pregnancy complications associated with violence exposure during pregnancy? – Gilliam, Howell, Paulson, Napier, & Miller-Graff

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...

Time to Build the Evidence for Psychological First Aid – Hermosilla, Forthal, Sadowska, Watson, Magill, & Pike

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...