Clinician’s Corner: Sí se Puede: Prolonged Exposure Psychotherapy with Latinx Survivors of Sexual Assault – Natalia García, PhD; Agustina Colombo Eiff, MSW; Carolina Perez Placencia, MSW; Adriana López-Esteban, MSW; Claudia Cortes, MSW; Larraine Lynch, MSW; and Lori Zoellner, PhD

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...

Comparison between Women-Only and Mixed-Gender Intensive PTSD Treatment for Female Veterans – Elina A. Stefanovics, PhD and Robert A Rosenheck, MD

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...

Cumulative Trauma Exposure, Emotion Regulation, and PTSD Among Incarcerated Women – Shannon M. Lynch, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 2, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights

Women in prison experience high rates of traumatic exposures such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, sexual assault, and partner violence. Not surprisingly, research suggests this population has rates of PTSD that are three to five times that of women in the...

Trauma and Diversity: The Role of Health Care in Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth – Chris Sexton, PhD, MSW, and Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD, MS

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 3, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Toxic stress resulting from chronic exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including trauma exposure, parent mental health problems, and family dysfunction, can lead to numerous health, social, and behavioral problems throughout the lifespan (Anda et al.,...

Trauma and Diversity: Racial Inequity in the Child Welfare System – Bridget Cho, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 17, 2018 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

In recent years, there has been greater awareness that some children are disproportionately likely to become engaged with child welfare services based on their racial identity. In 2014, Black/African American youth had a national racial disproportionality index (RDI)...

Trauma and Diversity: The Role of Health Care in Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth – Chris Sexton, PhD, MSW, and Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD, MS

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2018 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Toxic stress resulting from chronic exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including trauma exposure, parent mental health problems, and family dysfunction, can lead to numerous health, social, and behavioral problems throughout the lifespan (Anda et al.,...