Compassion Meditation for PTSD in Veterans: A Randomized Proof of Concept Study – Ariel J Lang, PhD, MPH & Anne Malaktaris, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 27, 2019 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Worldwide, complementary and alternative practices are commonly used to support physical and mental health. Meditation, in particular, is growing in popularity (https://nccih.nih.gov/news/press/More-adults-and-children-are-using-yoga-and-meditation), and various types...

Is and Ought in Trauma: Descriptive and Prescriptive Cognitions in Moral Injury – Jacob Farnsworth, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 27, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Moral injury refers to the “the lasting psychological, biological, spiritual, behavioral, and social impact of perpetrating, failing to prevent, or bearing witness to acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations” (Litz, et al. 2009, p....

Can trauma cause a moral injury? – Brandon Griffin, Natalie Purcell, Kristine Burkman & Shira Maguen

by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 1, 2019 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

There has been a growing interest in traumatic events that may violate people’s core moral beliefs. Exposure to these events sometimes results in psychological symptoms and functional difficulties called moral injury. While not exclusively a military-related...

Trauma, Depression, and Social Support Among Migrant and Non-Migrant Males in Kazakhstan – Kaitlin Ward, Ph.D., Stacy Shaw, Ph.D., Mingway Chang, Ph.D., & Nabila El-Bassel Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 22, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Globally, experiencing trauma is associated with depression (Ehring, Razik, & Emmelkamp, 2011; Fowler, Allen, Oldham, & Frueh, 2013). Some studies have found that receiving social support can lessen the effects that traumatic events have on depression;...

When Nowhere is Safe: The Traumatic Origins of Developmental Trauma Disorder – Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D. & Julian D. Ford, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 22, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Over the past 15 years, Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) has been formulated and proposed as a diagnosis by clinicians and researchers—and more broadly, as a way to capture the complex psychological, biological, and interpersonal sequelae of children’s...

Crossing the Finish Line in TF-CBT: Factors Associated with Treatment Completion for Families Following Alleged Child Abuse – Anna Stagg, MEd, PhD & Amanda NeMoyer, J.D., Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 4, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Childhood physical and/or sexual abuse—something more than 100,000 youth in the United States have experienced—has been observed to detrimentally impact youth across biological, psychological, and social domains, and may lead to posttraumatic stress and...