Global Perspectives: Bullying and the Consequences for Mental Health and Wellbeing – Dieter Wolke, PhD & Slava Dantchev, Bsc

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2017 | International and Global, StressPoints

Bullying is a form of systematic abuse by peers, defined as any aggressive behaviour that is inflicted intentionally and repeatedly over time and involves an element of perceived or real power imbalance (Wolke & Lereya, 2015). Bullying can occur directly (e.g.,...

Clinician’s Corner: Working Clinically with Refugee Children and Adolescents in the U.S. – Nicole Nugent, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 31, 2017 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, StressPoints

The work I have done over the course of the past seven years as Director of Psychological Services at the Hasbro Pediatric Refugee Clinic in Providence, Rhode Island, United States (U.S.) is undoubtedly the most difficult and rewarding role of my professional life....

Human Rights and Policy From the Front-Lines: Supporting Humanitarian Workers Subjected to Increasing Risk of Primary and Secondary Trauma – Glenn Goss, DSW, DAAETS

by ISTSS Blogs | May 31, 2017 | International and Global, StressPoints

While research on the impacts of humanitarian work on the individual workers is clearly important, there is also a need to understand how the external sequelae of violence, threat, and destabilization affects teams and organizations. In a study of thirteen...

Global Collaboration: Internet information on Childhood Abuse and Neglect (iCAN) – ISTSS Global Collaboration Project

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 24, 2016 | International and Global, StressPoints

The ISTSS Global Collaboration Project had developed a new e-pamphlet for adults who have experienced childhood trauma: Internet information on Childhood Abuse and Neglect (iCAN). Established as a global collaboration between different societies for traumatic stress...

Global Perspectives: Excessive Alcohol Use In Crisis-affected Societies: A Weak Spot of Global Mental Health Research and Practice – Verena Ertl, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 24, 2016 | International and Global, StressPoints

It is a positive development that researchers dealing with conflict-affected populations have become mindful of the complex interplay of contributing factors concerning the development and perpetuation of mental health disorders, and their role in the transmission and...

All in the Family: Examining secondary traumatization in the families of Vietnam Veterans – Nicole Gerszberg

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 2, 2016 | Assessment and Psychometrics, International and Global, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

The traumatic effects of war experience on Vietnam veterans have been repeatedly studied and widely discussed over the past few decades. However, research on secondary traumatization, the transmission of distress from trauma victims to others in close proximity, has...