Should We Keep Training Therapists in a Pandemic? An Example of a Virtual Facilitated Learning Collaborative for Written Exposure Therapy – Courtney Worley, Ph.D., Syed Aajmain, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 5, 2020 | COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

Should We Keep Training Therapists in a Pandemic?   The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted daily life, including the need to socially distance. Thus, now may not seem like the ideal time to embark on training, which typically involves convening people...

Implementing PE During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips and Adaptations – Stephanie Y. Wells, Ph.D., Emily R. Wilhite, Ph.D., Leslie A. Morland, PsyD & Carmen P. McLean, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 14, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new stressors (e.g., social isolation, fear of illness, financial stress) and increased the potential for traumatic exposures (e.g., sudden loss of a loved one, serious illness, intimate partner violence), which makes it critical to...

Should I initiate Cognitive Processing Therapy or Prolonged Exposure with my patient during the COVID-19 pandemic? Patient-, provider-, and system-level factors for consideration? – Sarah L. Hagerty, PhD, Joseph Wielgosz, PhD, Jaclyn Kraemer, PhD, Hong Nguyen, PhD, Dorene Loew, PhD, and Debra Kaysen, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 31, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

“Should I initiate intensive trauma treatment with my new patient?” As clinicians providing care through the Trauma Recovery Services program at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, this question has come up often among our team members...

How Patterns of Victimization Among LGBTQ Individuals Impact Mental and Physical Health – Francesca Kassing, Ph.D., Tracy Casanova, Ph.D., James A. Griffin, Ph.D. and Lara M. Stepleman, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 22, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights

It is well-known that LGBTQ individuals are at elevated risk for violent victimization (Friedman et al., 2011; McKay et al., 2017) and often experience greater health disparities (McKay, 2011) compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts.  It is also important to...

Understanding Economic Impacts of Policies that Further Traumatize Immigrant Children – Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD, Theresa Betancourt, ScD, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 13, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Approximately 33 million children migrate from one country to another each year and an estimated 17 million of whom were displaced due to conflict and violence (UNICEF, 2020). In the United States (U.S.), media attention has focused primarily on the tens of thousands...

Trauma in fibromyalgia and clinical manifestations: The role of anxiety in the relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and fibromyalgia status – Elena Miró, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 25, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome of chronic widespread pain that is accompanied of nonrestorative sleep and fatigue, mood disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and numerous somatic complaints. This condition affects approximately 2-5% of the general population and...