by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 30, 2021 | COVID-19, SIG Spotlight, StressPoints
Technology has been integrated into research and clinical services for traumatic stress populations for decades. However, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an exponential shift to virtual work for many researchers, clinicians and health care providers as they...
by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 16, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19
One of the biggest changes to the mental health landscape since the onset of the pandemic has been the rapid and wide-scale switch from in-person therapy to telehealth. The adoption of telehealth may represent a silver lining to the pandemic, insofar as telehealth can...
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2021 | COVID-19, SIG Spotlight, StressPoints
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered people’s lives, exacerbated existing health inequalities and increased the risk for mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (1). One important determinant of mental and physical...
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2021 | COVID-19, StressPoints
As I was reading Dr. Debra Kaysen’s March 2020 President’s Message to find inspiration, it became quickly evident that what she wrote last year still rings true today, one full year later: “We are in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic that...
by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 12, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights
Since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic in March 2020 (World Health Organization, 2020), extensive public health actions to slow down the spread of the virus (e.g., social distancing, self-isolation) have been implemented...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 28, 2021 | COVID-19, StressPoints
I am truly honored and humbled to serve as the president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, especially during these trying times due to the global pandemic. I can only start this column by addressing how challenging 2020 was for us all....