Literature Review on Impact of Global Spread of Infectious Diseases on Health Care Workers – Research Methods Special Interest Group

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...

Integrating Cultural Humility Into Trauma-Informed Pediatric Health Care – Patty Davis, LSCSW, LCSW, IMH-III; Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD; and Amy R. Beck, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 11, 2019 | International and Global, StressPoints

In 2010, our children’s hospital formed the Council on Violence Prevention (COVP) with a mission to reduce the impact of violence on patients and their families through coordination and support of existing and future hospital efforts. Recognizing the importance...

Methodological Advances in Studying Traumatic Responses Following Hurricanes – Rebecca R Thompson, PhD, and Dana Rose Gafin, PhD

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...

Treatment Considerations When Working with Survivors of Human Sex Trafficking – Bita Ghafoori, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 1, 2019 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, StressPoints

Human sex trafficking is a significant global public health issue and a violation of human rights. Sex trafficking is defined as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act… in...

The Hong Kong Survey on the Epidemiology of Traumatic Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Kitty Wu, Ph.D., Patrick Leung, Ph.D., & Corine Wong, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 8, 2019 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, JOTS Highlights

TE is common and there is cross-national variation in prevalence. In the World Mental Health Survey (WMHS) (Kessler et al., 2017) with a combined sample of 68,894 adults across six continents,  findings showed that the highest TE prevalence estimates among high...

ISTSS Briefing Paper: Global Perspectives on the Trauma of Hate-Based Violence – ISTSS Hate-Based Violence Working Group

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 25, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, International and Global, News

ISTSS, the leading global organization promoting the advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma, today released a briefing paper on the trauma of hate-based violence. A group of experts on the mental health of diverse populations that...