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 | Apr 21, 2020 | International and Global, StressPoints, Student and Early Career
This past November, I had a unique opportunity of presenting my abstract at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 35th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. The conference theme was “Trauma, Recovery, and...
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 20, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, International and Global, JOTS Highlights
Human Remains, Grief, and Posttraumatic Stress in Bereaved Family Members Fourteen Years after September 11, 2001, a forthcoming manuscript in the Journal of Traumatic Stress describes the mental health effects on 9/11-bereaved family members after being notified...
by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 30, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, JOTS Highlights
North Korean refugee youth typically have been exposed to multiple traumatic experiences in their home country and during their flight (Park et al., 2019a). Consequently, they have high rates of trauma-related mental disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder...
by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 25, 2020 | International and Global, News
Reviews/Meta-Analysis A meta-analysis of the relationship between job burnout and secondary traumatic stress among workers with indirect exposure to trauma. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2013-28550-001 Comprehensive systematic review of healthcare...
by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 11, 2019 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, StressPoints
Natural hazards share many defining characteristics that make the study of psychological responses to them exceedingly difficult. The specific site and timing of these events are often unpredictable and seemingly random. As a result, there are several notable gaps in...