Trauma and Diversity: The Effects of Racism-Related Stress on Health Among Black Americans – By Sierra Carter, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 30, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

In 2019, the American Academy of Pediatrics identified racism as an insidious social determinant of health with chronic and sustained adverse health effects across the lifespan (Trent, Dooley, & Dougé, 2019). There continues to be a growing call for health...

President’s Message – Debra L. Kaysen, PhD, ABPP

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 30, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The 2020 ISTSS Annual Meeting theme on addressing challenges in meeting the needs of underserved communities, although selected long in advance of the current moment, appears strangely prescient of the moment we are in. As we watch the unfolding impact of the global...

Using Latent Class Analysis to Support ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis in a Sample of Homeless Adults – Renee Armstrong Ph.D., Lisa Phillips, MPsych, Nathan Alkemade MPsych, Meaghan O’Donnell, MPsych

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...

How do Black Men Seek Psychological Help after Trauma? – John Rich, M.D.

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...

Pride Month During A Global Pandemic – A. Alex McConnell, MA & Laura C. Wilson, PhD

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...

LGBT Service Members Report More Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment and Stalking than their Cisgender Heterosexual Peers – Ashley Schuyler, Cary Leonard Klemmer, Mary Marney, Sheree Schrager, Jeremy Goldbach, Ian Holloway, & Carl Castro

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...