by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 26, 2020 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, International and Global, JOTS Highlights
Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is a new diagnosis that recognises that different types of traumatic experiences can impact individuals in ways that the more established diagnosis of PTSD does not capture (World Health Organization, 2018: WHO). The...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 23, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights
How and why people seek help after a traumatic event remains an area ripe for study. We know that trauma symptoms can be a potential barrier to seeking psychological help though in some cases they may serve to facilitate help seeking. Lack of access to health...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints
June is Pride month worldwide for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. In recognition of the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City on June 28, 1969, it is a time to celebrate the resiliency of the community, reflect on the progress we have seen in...
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights
Read the article about this research in U.S. News & World Report. In the United States military, approximately 1 in 16 service members identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), or transgender (Meadows et al., 2018). Recent years have seen a shift in the...
by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 26, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints
There is a robust literature demonstrating the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as prolonged exposure therapy (PE; Cusack et al., 2016; Watkins, Sprang, & Rothbaum, 2018). PE...
by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 2, 2019 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
Women veterans diagnosed with PTSD are an especially rapidly growing subgroup of VHA patients (Washington, Davis, Der-Martirosian, & Yano, 2013), constituting 10.3% of all those diagnosed with PTSD in 2015. With the recognition that women veterans with PTSD have...